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REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2)

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and other advisory bodies, as well as in the light of any advice received from Advisory Councils.

(3)

It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities should be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. In accordance with Article 16(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States in such a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery.

(4)

The total allowable catch (TACs) should therefore be established, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the Advisory Councils.

(5)

The landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is introduced on a fishery-byfishery basis. In the region covered by this Regulation, when a fishery falls under the landing obligation, all species in that fishery subject to catch limits should be landed. From 1 January 2017, the landing obligation applies to the species that define the fisheries. Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that,

(1) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

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when the landing obligation in respect of a fish stock is introduced, fishing opportunities are to be fixed taking into account the change from fixing fishing opportunities that reflect landings to fixing fishing opportunities that reflect catches. On the basis of the joint recommendations submitted by the Member States and in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 the Commission adopted a number of delegated Regulations laying down specific discard plans applicable on a temporary basis for a maximum period of three years, in preparation for the full implementation of the landing obligation.

(6)

The fishing opportunities for stocks of species falling under the landing obligation from 1 January 2017 should compensate for former discards and be based on scientific information and advice. In order to ensure fair compensation for the fish that has been previously discarded and that will have to be landed from 1 January 2017, a top-up should be calculated according to the following methodology: the new landings figure should be calculated by subtracting from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) figure of total catches the amounts that will continue to be discarded during the operation of the landing obligation; subsequently a top-up applied to the TAC figure should be proportional to the change between the new calculated landings figure and the previous ICES landings figure.

(7)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (1) has been amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/2094 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), deleting Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008. For this reason, and in line with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2250 (3), as of 1 January 2017 the landing obligation of cod will apply to catches of cod in ICES subarea IV, ICES division IIIa and Union waters of ICES division IIa, in accordance with the Articles 1 and 3 of, and the Annex to, the Commission Delegated Regulation. For this reason, fishing opportunities for the cod stock should be fixed in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, taking into account the amounts of fish that were discarded in the past and that now will have to be landed.

(8)

According to scientific advice, sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Celtic Sea, Channel, Irish Sea and southern North Sea (ICES divisions IVb, IVc and VIIa, VIIdâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;VIIh) remains in a perilous state and the stock continues to decline. The conservation measures to prohibit fishing for sea bass should therefore be maintained in ICES divisions VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIg, VIIj and VIIk, with the exception of the waters within 12 nautical miles of the baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. Spawning aggregations of sea bass should be protected with commercial catches restricted further in 2017. On the basis of social and economic impacts limited fisheries using hooks and lines should be permitted, while providing for a closure to protect spawning aggregations. Additionally, due to incidental and unavoidable by-catches of sea bass by vessels using demersal trawls and seines, such by-catches should be limited to 3 % of the weight of the total catch of marine organisms on board with a maximum of 400 kilograms per month. For the same reasons, for fixed gillnets by-catches should be limited to 250 kilograms per month. Catches of recreational fishermen from the Northern stock and, for precautionary reasons, from the stock in the Bay of Biscay should be restricted by a daily limit.

(9)

For some years, certain TACs for stocks of elasmobranchs (skates, sharks, rays) have been set at zero, with a linked provision establishing an obligation to immediately release accidental catches. The reason for this specific treatment is that the conservation status of those stocks is poor and, because of their high survival rates, discards will not raise fishing mortality rates for them, but are deemed as beneficial for the conservation of these species. As of 1 January 2015, however, catches of those species in pelagic fisheries have to be landed, unless they are covered by any of the derogations from the landing obligation foreseen in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Article 15(4)(a) of that Regulation allows such derogations for species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the Common Fisheries Policy. Therefore, it is appropriate to prohibit the fishing of those species in the areas concerned.

(10)

Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for stocks subject to specific multiannual plans the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of sole in the Western Channel, of plaice and sole in the North Sea and of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20). (2) Regulation (EU) 2016/2094 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (OJ L 330, 3.12.2016, p. 1). (3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2250 of 4 October 2016 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea and in Union waters of ICES division IIa (OJ L 340, 15.12.2016, p. 2).

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Regulations (EC) No 509/2007 (1), (EC) No 676/2007 (2) and (EC) No 302/2009 (3). The objective for the Southern hake stock as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 (4) is to rebuild the biomass of the stocks concerned to within safe biological limits, while staying in line with the scientific data. In accordance with scientific advice, in the absence of definitive data on a target spawning stock biomass and while taking into account changes in safe biological limits, it is appropriate, in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, to fix the TAC on the basis of maximum sustainable yield advice, as provided by ICES.

(11)

As regards the stock of pollack in subareas IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, which was previously identified as whiting, it is appropriate to allocate to Portugal, additionally, fishing opportunities not exceeding 98 tonnes. The whiting TAC in those areas should be discontinued.

(12)

As a result of the recent benchmark exercise, as regards the stock of herring to the west of Scotland, ICES has provided advice for the combined herring stocks in Divisions VIa, VIIb and VIIc (West of Scotland, West of Ireland). The advice covers two separate TACs (for VIaS, VIIb and VIIc on the one hand, and for Vb, VIb and VIaN on the other). According to ICES, a rebuilding plan has to be developed for these stocks. Since, according to scientific advice, the management plan for the northern stock (5) cannot be applied to the combined stocks and it is not possible to set separate fishing opportunities for these two stocks, a limited TAC is established to permit a commercially operated scientific sampling programme.

(13)

For stocks for which there is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates, management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations.

(14)

Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (6) introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs including, under Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation, flexibility provisions for precautionary and analytical TACs. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Articles 3 or 4 of that Regulation shall not apply, in particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently, the year-to-year flexibility mechanism was introduced by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and deteriorate the biological status of the stocks, it should be established that Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply to analytical TACs only where the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is not used.

(15)

Where a TAC relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that Member State in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.

(16)

It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2017 in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7). (2) Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1). (3) Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 (OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1). (4) Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5). (5) Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6). (6) Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

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(17)

In order to guarantee full use of fishing opportunities, it is appropriate to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between some of the TAC areas where the same biological stock is concerned. It is thus appropriate in particular to allow a limited inter-area flexibility for haddock from area Vb and VIa to area IIa and IV.

(18)

For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing those species.

(19)

At the 11th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Quito from 3 to 9 November 2014, a number of species were added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II of the Convention, with effect from 8 February 2015. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the protection of those species with respect to Union fishing vessels fishing in all waters and nonUnion fishing vessels fishing in Union waters.

(20)

The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (1), and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.

(21)

It is appropriate, following advice from the ICES, to maintain a specific system to manage sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. Given that the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in February 2017, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas for this stock provisionally at zero until such advice is released.

(22)

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway (2) and the Faroe Islands (3), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreement and protocol on fisheries relations with Greenland (4), the Joint Committee has established the level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters in 2017. It is therefore necessary to include these fishing opportunities in this Regulation.

(23)

At its Annual Meeting in 2016, North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted conservation measures on the two redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea. These measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(24)

At its Annual Meeting in 2016, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted an extension of the TAC and quotas for North and South Atlantic albacore and North and South Atlantic swordfish and an extension of the TAC for yellowfin tuna. Furthermore, it also set a catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark, East Atlantic and West Atlantic sailfish, it set a TAC for Mediterranean swordfish and confirmed for 2017 TACs and quotas previously established for bluefin tuna and bigeye tuna. Concerning blue and white marlins, ICCAT confirmed for 2017 the TACs previously established and accepted the proposed payback plan proposed by the EU due to the overharvest by Spain in 2014 and 2015. As it is already the case for the stock of bluefin tuna, it is appropriate that catches in recreational fisheries of all other ICCAT stocks should be subject to the catch limits as adopted by that organisation. Furthermore, Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metre length fishing for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area should be subject to the capacity limitations adopted by ICCAT in the ICCAT Recommendation 15-01. All these measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1). (2) Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48). (3) Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12). (4) Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 293, 23.10.2012, p. 5).

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At its 35th Annual Meeting in 2016, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted catch limits for both target and by-catch species for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The uptake of such quota during 2016 should be considered when setting fishing opportunities for the year 2017.

(26)

At its Annual Meeting in 2016, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted catch limits for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). It also adopted a measure reducing the use of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and limiting the use of supply vessels. As the activities of supply vessels and the use of FADs are an integral part of the fishing effort exerted by the purse seine fleet, the measure should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(27)

The Annual Meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held on 18-22 January 2017. It is appropriate that current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area are provisionally maintained until such Annual Meeting is held. However, the stock of jack mackerel should not be targeted before a TAC is set as a result of that Annual Meeting.

(28)

The Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to conclude its 90th Annual Meeting during 2016 and an Extraordinary Meeting will take place on 7-10 February 2017. It is appropriate that the current measures for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna in the IATTC Convention Area are provisionally maintained until the Extraordinary Meeting is held.

(29)

At its Annual Meeting in 2016, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted a conservation measure for biennial TACs for Patagonian toothfish, deep sea red crab, alfonsinos and pelagic armourhead. A biennial TAC for orange roughy in Division B1 was also adopted, while the TAC for those species in the remainder of the SEAFO Convention Area was limited to one year. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(30)

At its 13th Annual Meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) confirmed the conservation and management measures in place. Those measures should continue to be implemented in the law of the Union.

(31)

At its 38th Annual Meeting in 2016, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2017 of certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(32)

At its 40th Annual Meeting in 2016, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted catch and effort limits for certain small pelagic stocks for the years 2017 and 2018 in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea) of the GFCM Agreement Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union. The maximum catch limits established in Annex IL are fixed exclusively for one year and without prejudice to any other measures adopted in the future and any possible allocation scheme between Member States.

(33)

Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet, their marginal impact on the stocks of small pelagic species it is appropriate to preserve the existing fishing patterns and to ensure access of the Slovenian fleet to a minimum quantity of small pelagic species.

(34)

Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) at the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively. In particular, since the fishing season in CCAMLR Convention Area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and thus certain fishing opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2016, it is appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the CCAMLR Convention Area without authorisation.

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(35)

As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crab around the area of Svalbard, the Treaty of Paris of 1920 grants an equal and non-discriminatory access to resources for all parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The Union's view of this access as regards fishing for snow crab on the continental shelf around Svalbard has been set out in a note verbale to Norway dated 25 October 2016, in respect of a Norwegian regulation of the fishing for snow crab on its continental shelf, which in the Union's view disregards the specific provisions of the Treaty of Paris and in particular those laid down in Articles 2 and 3 thereof. In order to ensure that the exploitation of snow crab within the area of Svalbard is made consistent with such non-discriminatory management rules as may be set out by Norway, which enjoys sovereignty and jurisdiction in the area within the limits of the said Treaty, it is appropriate to fix the number of vessels that are authorised to conduct such fishery. The allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member States is limited to 2017. It is recalled that primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with the flag Member States.

(36)

In accordance with the declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (1), it is necessary to fix the fishing opÂ portunities for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters.

(37)

Given that certain provisions are to be applied on a continuous basis, and in order to avoid legal uncertainty during the period between the end of 2017 and the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018, it is appropriate that the provisions concerning prohibitions and closed seasons continue to apply at the beginning of 2018, until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018.

(38)

In order to ensure uniform conditions for granting an individual Member State an authorisation to benefit from the system of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

(39)

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission relating to the granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage as well as to establish the formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State.

(40)

In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2017, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2017, and certain provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date of application. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

(41)

Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Subject matter 1. This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and, to Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. (1) OJ L 6, 10.1.2012, p. 9. (2) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

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The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

(a) catch limits for the year 2017 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2018; (b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018, except where other periods are established for effort limits in Articles 25 and 26 and Annex IIE; (c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area; (d) fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 27 for the periods in 2017 and 2018 specified in that provision.

Article 2 Scope 1.

This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:

(a) Union fishing vessels; (b) third-country vessels in Union waters. 2. This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.

Article 3 Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country; (b) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport; (c) ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State; (d) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means: (i) in fisheries subject to the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock each year; (ii) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year; (e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country; (f) ‘analytical assessments’ means quantitative evaluations of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches; (g) ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 (1); (h) ‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (i) ‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. (1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).

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Article 4 Fishing zones For the purposes of this Regulation the following zone definitions shall apply: (a) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 (1); (b) ‘Skagerrak’ means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast; (c) ‘Kattegat’ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen; (d) ‘Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea VII’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W, — 53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W, — 51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W, — 51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W, — 51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W, — 51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W, — 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W; (e) ‘Functional Unit 26 of ICES division IXa’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43° 00′ N 8° 00′ W, — 43° 00′ N 10° 00′ W, — 42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W, — 42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W; (f)

‘Functional Unit 27 of ICES division IXa’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W, — 42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W, — 38° 30′ N 10° 00′ W, — 38° 30′ N 9° 00′ W, — 40° 00′ N 9° 00′ W, — 40° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;

(g) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W; (1) Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

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(h) CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1); (i)

NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2);

(j)

‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (3);

(k) ‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (4); (l)

‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 (5);

(m) ‘IATTC (Inter — American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (6); (n) ‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (7); (o) ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ is the high seas geographical area south of 10° N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (8), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States; (p) ‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (9); (q) ‘GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) geographical subareas’ are the areas defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (10). (r) ‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ is the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured; (s) ‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC’ is the geographical area defined by the following limits: — longitude 150° W, — longitude 130° W, — latitude 4° S, — latitude 50° S. (1) Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1). (2) Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42). (3) Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39). (4) The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33). (5) Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16). (6) Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22). (7) The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24). (8) Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27). (9) The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1). (10) Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).

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TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS CHAPTER I

General provisions Article 5 TACs and allocations 1. The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters or certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I. 2. Union fishing vessels shall be authorised to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 14 of, and Annex III to, this Regulation and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (1) and its implementing provisions.

Article 6 TACs to be determined by Member States 1. The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I. 2.

The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:

(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and (b) result: (i) if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2017 onwards, with as high a probability as possible; (ii) if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management. 3.

By 15 March 2017, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

(a) the TACs adopted; (b) the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based; (c) details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.

Article 7 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches 1. Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they: (a) have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third-country vessels to Community waters, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93 and (EC) No 1627/94 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).

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(b) consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted. 2. The stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas provided for in that Article.

Article 8 Fishing effort limits For the periods referred to in Article 1(2)(b), the following fishing effort measures shall apply: (a) Annex IIA for the management of plaice and sole stocks in ICES subarea IV; (b) Annex IIB for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of the Gulf of Cรกdiz; (c) Annex IIC for the management of the sole stock in ICES division VIIe.

Article 9 Measures on Sea bass fisheries 1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for sea bass in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc, VIIj and VIIk, as well as in the waters of ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg that are more than 12 nautical miles from the baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land sea bass caught in that area. 2. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore to fish for sea bass and to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in the following areas: (a) ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh; (b) waters within 12 nautical miles from baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg. By derogation from the first subparagraph, the following measures shall apply regarding sea bass in the areas referred to in that subparagraph: (a) a Union fishing vessel deploying demersal trawls and seines (1) may retain on board unavoidable by-catches of sea bass that do not exceed 3 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board in any single day. The catches of sea bass retained on board by a Union fishing vessel on the basis of this derogation may not exceed 400 kilograms per month; (b) in January 2017 and from 1 April to 31 December 2017, Union fishing vessels using hooks and lines (2), may fish for sea bass and retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in that area not exceeding 10 tonnes per vessel per year; (c) Union fishing vessels using fixed gillnets (3) may retain on board unavoidable by-catches of sea bass not exceeding 250 kilograms per month. The above derogations shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of sea bass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (b) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (c) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets. (1) All types of demersal trawls including Danish/Scottish seines, including OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB, SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, SB, SX, TBN, TBS, TB. (2) All long lines or pole and line or rod and line fisheries, including LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS. (3) All fixed gillnets and traps, including GTR, GNS, FYK, FPN and FIX.

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3. The catch limits set in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels. Member States shall report to the Commission catches of sea bass per type of gear not later than 20 days after the end of each month. 4. From 1 January to 30 June 2017 in recreational fisheries in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa and from VIId to VIIh, only catch-and-release fishing for sea bass, including from shore, shall be allowed. During this period, it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in that area. 5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, not more than one specimen of sea bass may be retained per fisherman per day during the following periods and in the following areas: (a) from 1 July to 31 December 2017 in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa and from VIId to VIIh; (b) from 1 January to 31 December 2017 in ICES divisions VIIj and VIIk. 6. From 1 January to 31 December 2017 in recreational fisheries in ICES divisions VIIIa and VIIIb, a maximum of five fish per fisherman may be retained each day.

Article 10 Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities 1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to: (a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (c) reallocations made pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008; (d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (f) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (g) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation. 2. Stocks which are subject to precautionary or analytical TACs are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96. 3. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC. 4. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Article 11 Closed fishing seasons 1. It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2017: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and picked dogfish.

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For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: Point

Latitude

Longitude

52° 27′ N

12° 19′ W

52° 40′ N

12° 30′ W

52° 47′ N

12° 39,600′ W

52° 47′ N

12° 56′ W

52° 13.5′ N

13° 53,830′ W

51° 22′ N

14° 24′ W

51° 22′ N

14° 03′ W

52° 10′ N

13° 25′ W

52° 32′ N

13° 07,500′ W

52° 43′ N

12° 55′ W

52° 43′ N

12° 43′ W

52° 38,800′ N

12° 37′ W

52° 27′ N

12° 23′ W

52° 27′ N

12° 19′ W

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2. Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 millimetres shall be prohibited in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV from 1 January to 31 March 2017 and from 1 August to 31 December 2017. The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea IV.

Article 12 Prohibitions 1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species: (a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV; (b) white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all waters;

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(c) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV; (d) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV; (e) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in all waters; (f)

kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(g) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV; (h) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; (i)

great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and interÂ national waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(j)

smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and inÂ ternational waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(k) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV; (l)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

(m) reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in all waters; (n) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters; (o) the following species of Mobula rays in all waters: (i)

devil fish (Mobula mobular);

(ii)

lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);

(iii) spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica); (iv)

smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);

(v)

longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);

(vi)

Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana);

(vii) Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana); (viii) shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii); (ix) lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma); (p) the following species of sawfish (Pristidae) in all waters: (i)

narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata);

(ii) dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata);

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(iii) smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata); (iv) largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis); (v) green sawfish (Pristis zijsron); (q) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division IIIa; (r) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk; (s) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI and X; (t)

white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(u) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII; (v) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA; (w) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters. 2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Article 13

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 14

Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.

2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;swapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III to this Regulation on the basis of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.

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CHAPTER III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations Article 15 Quota transfers and exchanges 1. Where, under the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (‘RFMO’), quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to the RFMO are permitted, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange. 2. Upon notification to the Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange that the Member State has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon, the Commission shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the agreed quota transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that organisation. 3.

The Commission shall inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.

4. The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as of the moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement reached with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such allocation shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities. 5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2018 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States. Sec ti on 1 IC C AT Co nventi on A r ea Article 16 Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations 1. The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV. 2. The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV. 3. The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV. 4. The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV. 5. The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV. 6. The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV. 7. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex IV.

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Article 17 Recreational fisheries Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share for recreational fisheries from their quotas allocated in Annex ID.

Article 18 Sharks 1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciÂ liosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited. 2.

It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

3. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited. 4. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited. 5.

Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited. S ec ti on 2 C C AML R C o nve ntio n Ar ea Article 19 Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Part A of Annex V, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out therein. 2. For exploratory fisheries, the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Part B of Annex V, shall apply in the subareas set out therein.

Article 20 Exploratory fisheries 1. Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2017. If a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2017. 2. With regard to FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a, TACs and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season. 3. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.

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Article 21 Krill fishery during the 2017/2018 fishing season 1. If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2017/2018 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2017, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to this Regulation of its intention to fish for krill. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2017. 2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery. 3. A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State. 4. Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than those notified to CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing: (a) full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004; (b) a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references. 5. Member States shall not authorise a vessel on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Vessel List to participate in krill fisheries.

S ec ti on 3 IO T C A re a of Co m p et ence Article 22 Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence 1. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI. 2. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI. 3. Member States may re-allocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved. 4. Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna regional fisheries organisations. Furthermore, no vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities of any RFMO may be transferred. 5. Member States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.

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Article 23 Drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) and supply vessels 1.

A purse seine vessel shall not deploy more than 425 active drifting FADs at any one time.

2. The number of Union supply vessels shall not exceed half of the Union purse-seine vessels. For the purposes of this paragraph, the number of Union supply vessels and Union purse-seine vessels shall be established on the basis of the IOTC register of active vessels.

Article 24 Sharks 1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited. 2. Retaining on board, transshipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption. 3. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. S ec ti on 4 SP RF MO C onve ntio n Ar ea Article 25 Pelagic fisheries 1. Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ. 2. Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2017 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area. 3. The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IJ may only be used under the condition that Member States send to the Commission the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems, monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifth day of the following month, in order to communicate this information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.

Article 26 Bottom fisheries 1. Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2017 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters in that period. They may fish beyond the track record only if SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish beyond the track record. 2. Member States without a track record in bottom fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall not fish, unless SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish without the track record.

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S ect i on 5 I ATT C Co nve nti on Ar e a Article 27 Purse-seine fisheries 1. Fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited: (a) from 29 July to 28 September 2017 or from 18 November 2017 to 18 January 2018 in the area defined by the following limits: — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, — longitude 150° W, — latitude 40° N, — latitude 40° S; (b) from 29 September to 29 October 2017 in the area defined by the following limits: — longitude 96° W, — longitude 110° W, — latitude 4° N, — latitude 3° S. 2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1 before 1 April 2017. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period. 3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught. 4.

Paragraph 3 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or (b) during the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Article 28 Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks 1. It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area. 2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released by vessel operators. 3.

Vessel operators shall:

(a) record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive); (b) report the information specified in point (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.

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Article 29 Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer to sell or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (family Mobulidae, which includes the genera Manta and Mobula). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, Union fishing vessels shall promptly release them alive and unharmed wherever possible.

S ec ti on 6 S EAF O C onve ntio n A r ea Article 30 Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited: — ghost catshark (Apristurus manis), — blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi), — shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus), — great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), — smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), — skates (Rajidae), — velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus), — deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order, — picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias). S ec ti on 7 WC PF C Co nve nti on A re a Article 31 Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries 1. Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days. 2. Union fishing vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S. 3. Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners do not exceed 2 000 tonnes in 2017. 4. Member States shall ensure that the by-catch of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by purse seiners do not exceed 2 857 tonnes in 2017.

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Article 32 Closed area for FAD fishing 1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of FADs shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2017 and 24:00 hours of 31 October 2017. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries on board an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel: (a) deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device; (b) fish on schools in association with FADs. 2. All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain on board and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught. 3.

Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a) in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish; (b) where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or (c) when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.

Article 33 Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as set out in Annex VII.

Article 34 Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks 1. Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited: (a) silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis), (b) oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus). 2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Article 35 Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC 1. Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s). 2. Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 27(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and Article 28 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).

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S ect i on 8 G FCM A g r ee m ent Ar e a Article 36 Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18 1. Catches of small pelagic stocks by Union fishing vessels in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed the levels exerted in 2014, reported in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011, as set out in Annex IL to this Regulation. 2. Union fishing vessels targeting small pelagics in geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within this total of 180 fishing days, a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting anchovy shall apply. S ec ti on 9 Be r ing S ea Article 37 Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea Fishing for pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.

TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 38 TACs Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

Article 39 Fishing authorisations Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Annex VIII.

Article 40 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations specified in Article 39.

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Article 41 Prohibitions 1. It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species whenever they are found in Union waters: (a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV; (b) the following species of sawfish in Union waters: (i)

narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata);

(ii) dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata); (iii) smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata); (iv) largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis); (v) green sawfish (Pristis zijsron); (c) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Union waters; (d) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; (e) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV; (f)

smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(g) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV and XIV; (h) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters; (i)

reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in Union waters;

(j)

giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in Union waters;

(k) the following species of Mobula rays in Union waters: (i)

devil fish (Mobula mobular);

(ii)

lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);

(iii) spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica); (iv)

smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);

(v)

longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);

(vi)

Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana);

(vii) Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana); (viii) shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii); (ix) lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma); (l)

thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division IIIa;

(m) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk; (n) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, IX and X and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

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(o) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII; (p) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters; (q) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters. 2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 42 Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Article 43 Transitional provision

Articles 9, 11(2), 12, 18, 19, 24, 28, 29, 30, 34, 37, 41 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2018 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018. Article 44 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2017. However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2017. The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 19, 20 and 21 and Annexes IE and V for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2016.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2017. For the Council The President L. GRECH

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LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I:

TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area

ANNEX IA:

Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters

ANNEX IB:

North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 1

ANNEX IC:

North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area

ANNEX ID:

ICCAT Convention Area

ANNEX IE:

Antarctic — CCAMLR Convention Area

ANNEX IF:

South-East Atlantic Ocean — SEAFO Convention Area

ANNEX IG:

Southern bluefin tuna — areas of distribution

ANNEX IH:

WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX IJ:

SPRFMO Convention Area

ANNEX IK

IOTC Area of Competence

ANNEX IL

GFCM Agreement Area

ANNEX IIA:

Fishing effort for vessels in ICES subarea IV

ANNEX IIB:

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz

ANNEX IIC:

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES divis ion VIIe

ANNEX IID:

Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV

ANNEX III:

Maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters

ANNEX IV:

ICCAT Convention Area

ANNEX V:

CCAMLR Convention Area

ANNEX VI:

IOTC Area of Competence

ANNEX VII:

WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX VIII: Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters

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ANNEX I TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IH, IJ, IK and IL set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (1), and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided: Scientific name

Alpha-3 code

Common name

Amblyraja radiata

RJR

Starry ray

Ammodytes spp.

SAN

Sandeels

Argentina silus

ARU

Greater silver smelt

Beryx spp.

ALF

Alfonsinos

Brosme brosme

USK

Tusk

Caproidae

BOR

Boarfish

Centrophorus squamosus

GUQ

Leafscale gulper shark

Centroscymnus coelolepis

CYO

Portuguese dogfish

Chaceon spp.

GER

Deep sea red crab

Chaenocephalus aceratus

SSI

Blackfin icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

ANI

Mackerel icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

LIC

Unicorn icefish

Chionoecetes spp.

PCR

Snow crab

Clupea harengus

HER

Herring

Coryphaenoides rupestris

RNG

Roundnose grenadier

Dalatias licha

SCK

Kitefin shark

Deania calcea

DCA

Birdbeak dogfish

Dicentrarchus labrax

BSS

Sea bass

Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)

RJB

Common skate complex

Dissostichus eleginoides

TOP

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus mawsoni

TOA

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus spp.

TOT

Toothfish

Engraulis encrasicolus

ANE

Anchovy

Etmopterus princeps

ETR

Great lanternshark

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ETP

Smooth lanternshark

Euphausia superba

KRI

Krill

Gadus morhua

COD

Cod

Galeorhinus galeus

GAG

Tope shark

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

WIT

Witch flounder

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

NOG

Humped rockcod

Hippoglossoides platessoides

PLA

American plaice

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

HAL

Atlantic halibut

Hoplostethus atlanticus

ORY

Orange roughy

Illex illecebrosus

SQI

Shortfin squid

Istiophorus albicans

SAI

Sailfish

Lamna nasus

POR

Porbeagle

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

NOS

Grey rockcod

Lepidorhombus spp.

LEZ

Megrims

Leucoraja naevus

RJN

Cuckoo ray

Limanda ferruginea

YEL

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda limanda

DAB

Common dab

Lophiidae

ANF

Anglerfish

Macrourus spp.

GRV

Grenadiers

Makaira nigricans

BUM

Blue marlin

Mallotus villosus

CAP

Capelin

Manta birostris

RMB

Giant manta ray

Martialia hyadesi

SQS

Squid

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

HAD

Haddock

Merlangius merlangus

WHG

Whiting

Merluccius merluccius

HKE

Hake

Micromesistius poutassou

WHB

Blue whiting

Microstomus kitt

LEM

Lemon sole

Molva dypterygia

BLI

Blue ling

Molva molva

LIN

Ling

Nephrops norvegicus

NEP

Norway lobster

Notothenia rossii

NOR

Marbled rockcod

Pandalus borealis

PRA

Northern prawn

Paralomis spp.

PAI

Crabs

Penaeus spp.

PEN

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Penaeusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shrimps

Platichthys flesus

FLE

European flounder

Pleuronectes platessa

PLE

Plaice

Pleuronectiformes

FLX

Flatfish

Pollachius pollachius

POL

Pollack

Pollachius virens

POK

Saithe

Prionace glauca

BSH

Blue shark

Psetta maxima

TUR

Turbot

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Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

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South Georgia icefish

Pseudopentaceros spp.

EDW

Pelagic armourhead

Rostroraja alba

RJA

White skate

Raja brachyura

RJH

Blonde ray

Raja circularis

RJI

Sandy ray

Raja clavata

RJC

Thornback ray

Raja fullonica

RJF

Shagreen ray

Dipturus nidarosiensis

JAD

Norwegian skate

Raja microocellata

RJE

Small-eyed ray

Raja montagui

RJM

Spotted ray

Raja undulata

RJU

Undulate ray

Rajiformes

SRX

Skates and rays

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

GHL

Greenland halibut

Sardina pilchardus

PIL

Sardine

Scomber scombrus

MAC

Mackerel

Scophthalmus rhombus

BLL

Brill

Sebastes spp.

RED

Redfish

Solea solea

SOL

Common sole

Solea spp.

SOO

Sole

Sprattus sprattus

SPR

Sprat

Squalus acanthias

DGS

Picked dogfish

Tetrapturus albidus

WHM

White marlin

Thunnus albacares

YFT

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

SBF

Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus obesus

BET

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus thynnus

BFT

Bluefin tuna

Trachurus murphyi

CJM

Jack mackerel

Trachurus spp.

JAX

Horse mackerel

Trisopterus esmarkii

NOP

Norway pout

Urophycis tenuis

HKW

White hake

Xiphias gladius

SWO

Swordfish

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Alpha-3 code

Scientific name

Alfonsinos

ALF

Beryx spp.

American plaice

PLA

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Anchovy

ANE

Engraulis encrasicolus

Anglerfish

ANF

Lophiidae

Antarctic toothfish

TOA

Dissostichus mawsoni

Atlantic halibut

HAL

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Bigeye tuna

BET

Thunnus obesus

Birdbeak dogfish

DCA

Deania calcea

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Blackfin icefish

SSI

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Blonde ray

RJH

Raja brachyura

Blue ling

BLI

Molva dypterygia

Blue marlin

BUM

Makaira nigricans

Blue whiting

WHB

Micromesistius poutassou

Bluefin tuna

BFT

Thunnus thynnus

Blue shark

BSH

Prionace glauca

Boarfish

BOR

Caproidae

Brill

BLL

Scophthalmus rhombus

Capelin

CAP

Mallotus villosus

Cod

COD

Gadus morhua

Common dab

DAB

Limanda limanda

Common skate complex

RJB

Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)

Common sole

SOL

Solea solea

Crabs

PAI

Paralomis spp.

Cuckoo ray

RJN

Leucoraja naevus

Deep sea red crab

GER

Chaceon spp.

European flounder

FLE

Platichthys flesus

Flatfish

FLX

Pleuronectiformes

Giant manta ray

RMB

Manta birostris

Great lanternshark

ETR

Etmopterus princeps

Greater silver smelt

ARU

Argentina silus

Greenland halibut

GHL

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Grenadiers

GRV

Macrourus spp.

Grey rockcod

NOS

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Haddock

HAD

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Hake

HKE

Merluccius merluccius

Herring

HER

Clupea harengus

Horse mackerel

JAX

Trachurus spp.

Humped rockcod

NOG

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Jack mackerel

CJM

Trachurus murphyi

Kitefin shark

SCK

Dalatias licha

Krill

KRI

Euphausia superba

Leafscale gulper shark

GUQ

Centrophorus squamosus

Lemon sole

LEM

Microstomus kitt

Ling

LIN

Molva molva

Mackerel

MAC

Scomber scombrus

Mackerel icefish

ANI

Champsocephalus gunnari

Marbled rockcod

NOR

Notothenia rossii

Megrims

LEZ

Lepidorhombus spp.

Northern prawn

PRA

Pandalus borealis

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Norway lobster

NEP

Nephrops norvegicus

Norway pout

NOP

Trisopterus esmarkii

Norwegian skate

JAD

Dipturus nidarosiensis

Orange roughy

ORY

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Patagonian toothfish

TOP

Dissostichus eleginoides

Pelagic armourhead

EDW

Pseudopentaceros spp.

‘Penaeus’ shrimps

PEN

Penaeus spp.

Picked dogfish

DGS

Squalus acanthias

Plaice

PLE

Pleuronectes platessa

Pollack

POL

Pollachius pollachius

Porbeagle

POR

Lamna nasus

Portuguese dogfish

CYO

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Redfish

RED

Sebastes spp.

Roundnose grenadier

RNG

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Sailfish

SAI

Istiophorus albicans

Saithe

POK

Pollachius virens

Sandeels

SAN

Ammodytes spp.

Sandy ray

RJI

Raja circularis

Sardine

PIL

Sardina pilchardus

Sea bass

BSS

Dicentrarchus labrax

Shagreen ray

RJF

Raja fullonica

Shortfin squid

SQI

Illex illecebrosus

Skates and rays

SRX

Rajiformes

Small-eyed ray

RJE

Raja microocellata

Smooth lanternshark

ETP

Etmopterus pusillus

Snow crab

PCR

Chionoecetes spp.

Sole

SOO

Solea spp.

South Georgia icefish

SGI

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Southern bluefin tuna

SBF

Thunnus maccoyii

Spotted ray

RJM

Raja montagui

Sprat

SPR

Sprattus sprattus

Squid

SQS

Martialia hyadesi

Starry ray

RJR

Amblyraja radiata

Swordfish

SWO

Xiphias gladius

Thornback ray

RJC

Raja clavata

Toothfish

TOT

Dissostichus spp.

Tope shark

GAG

Galeorhinus galeus

Turbot

TUR

Psetta maxima

Tusk

USK

Brosme brosme

Undulate ray

RJU

Raja undulata

Unicorn icefish

LIC

Channichthys rhinoceratus

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White hake

HKW

Urophycis tenuis

White marlin

WHM

Tetrapturus albidus

White skate

RJA

Rostroraja alba

Whiting

WHG

Merlangius merlangus

Witch flounder

WIT

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Yellowfin tuna

YFT

Thunnus albacares

Yellowtail flounder

YEL

Limanda ferruginea

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ANNEX IA SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII AND XIV, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS

Species:

Sandeel Ammodytes spp.

Zone:

Denmark

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species:

Norwegian waters of IV (SAN/04-N.)

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp.

Denmark

0 (2)

United Kingdom

0 (2)

Germany

0 (2)

Sweden

0 (2)

Union

TAC

Zone:

Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of dab, whiting and mackerel may consist of up to 2 % of the quota (OT1/ *2A3A4). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID: Zone:

Union waters of sandeel management areas 1

(SAN/234_1) (SAN/234_2)

(SAN/234_3)

(SAN/234_4)

(SAN/234_5)

(SAN/234_6)

(SAN/234_7)

Denmark

United Kingdom

Germany

Sweden

Union

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Germany

Zone:

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species:

Greater silver smelt Argentina silus

911

Germany

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

Union

1 028

TAC

1 028

Greater silver smelt Argentina silus

Germany

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Denmark

Species:

Union and international waters of I and II (ARU/1/2.)

Union waters of III and IV (ARU/34-C)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Union and international waters of V, VI and VII (ARU/567.)

296

France

Ireland

274

The Netherlands

3 091

United Kingdom

217

Union

3 884

TAC

3 884

Precautionary TAC

28.1.2017

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Tusk Brosme brosme

Zone:

Germany

6 (1)

France

6 (1)

United Kingdom

6 (1)

Others

3 (1)

Union

21 (1)

TAC

Union and international waters of I, II and XIV (USK/1214EI)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Tusk Brosme brosme

Denmark

Zone:

Sweden

Germany

Union

TAC

Species:

Tusk Brosme brosme

Germany

France

Sweden

United Kingdom

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Denmark

Others

IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (USK/3A/BCD)

Union waters of IV (USK/04-C.)

96 6 (1)

Union

235

TAC

235

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

L 24/35

L 24/36 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Tusk Brosme brosme

Zone:

Germany

Spain

France

548

Ireland

United Kingdom Others

28.1.2017

Union and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI.)

264 13 (1)

Union

937

Norway

2 923 (2) (3) (4) (5)

TAC

3 860

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in Union waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (USK/*24X7C). (3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-): 3 000 (4) Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 6 500 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 2 923 (5) The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000

Species:

Tusk Brosme brosme

Belgium

Zone:

Denmark

165

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union TAC

Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.)

170 Not relevant

Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Boarfish Caproidae

Denmark

Zone:

6 696

Ireland

18 858

United Kingdom

1 734

Union

27 288

TAC

27 288

Species:

Herring (1) Clupea harengus

21 131 (2)

Germany

338 (2)

Sweden

22 104 (2)

Union

43 573 (2)

Faroe Islands TAC

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Denmark

Norway

Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII (BOR/678-)

IIIa (HER/03A.)

6 767 400 (3) 50 740

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of IV (HER/*04-C.). (3) May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.).

L 24/37

L 24/38

Official Journal of the European Union

Species:

Herring (1) Clupea harengus

Zone:

Denmark

82 745

Germany

51 032

France

23 561

The Netherlands

60 285

Sweden

28.1.2017

Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N (HER/4AB.)

4 897

United Kingdom

66 268

Union

288 788

Faroe Islands

200

Norway

139 666 (2)

TAC

481 608

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in Union waters of IVa and IVb (HER/*4AB-C). 50 000

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/*04N-) (1)

Union

50 000

(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Species:

Herring (1) Clupea harengus

Zone:

Sweden

1 151 (1)

Union

1 151

TAC

481 608

Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-N.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Herring (1) Clupea harengus

Zone:

Denmark

5 692

Germany

Sweden

IIIa (HER/03A-BC)

916

Union

6 659

TAC

6 659

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Species:

Herring (1) Clupea harengus

Belgium

Zone:

Denmark

10 891

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX)

207

Union

11 375

TAC

11 375

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

L 24/39

L 24/40 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Herring (1) Clupea harengus

Zone:

Belgium

9 308 (3)

Denmark

1 201 (3)

Germany

741 (3)

France

13 136 (3)

The Netherlands

23 463 (3)

United Kingdom

5 105 (3)

Union

28.1.2017

IVc, VIId (2) (HER/4CXB7D)

52 954

TAC

481 608

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56′ N, 1° 19,1′ E) to latitude 51° 33′ N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom. (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb (HER/*04B.).

Species:

Herring Clupea harengus

Germany

Zone:

Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (1) (HER/5B6ANB)

466 (2)

France

88 (2)

Ireland

630 (2)

The Netherlands

466 (2)

United Kingdom

2 520 (2)

Union

4 170 (2)

TAC

4 170

Analytical TAC

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone VIa which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 55° N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 56° N, excluding the Clyde. (2) It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56° N and 57° 30′ N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Herring Clupea harengus

Ireland

Zone:

VIaS (1), VIIb, VIIc (HER/6AS7BC)

1 482

The Netherlands

148

Union

1 630

TAC

1 630

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.

Species:

Herring Clupea harengus

Zone:

United Kingdom

To be established

Union

To be established (2)

TAC

To be established (2)

VI Clyde (1) (HER/06ACL.)

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies.

(1) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between: — the Mull of Kintyre (55° 17,9′ N, 05° 47,8′ W); — a point at position (55° 04′ N, 05° 23′ W) and; — Corsewall Point (55° 00,5′ N, 05° 09,4′ W).D265 (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of the United Kingdom.

Species:

Herring Clupea harengus

Zone:

Ireland

1 074

United Kingdom

3 053

Union

4 127

TAC

4 127

(1) This zone is reduced by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

VIIa (1) (HER/07A/MM)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

L 24/41

L 24/42 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Herring Clupea harengus

Zone:

France

465

United Kingdom

465

Union

930

TAC

930

Species:

Herring Clupea harengus

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Germany

161

France

893

Ireland

12 502

The Netherlands

893

United Kingdom

Union

14 467

TAC

14 467

VIIe and VIIf (HER/7EF.)

VIIg (1), VIIh (1), VIIj (1) and VIIk (1) (HER/7G-K.)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) This zone is increased by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Species:

Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

Spain

29 700

France

3 300

Union

33 000

TAC

33 000

VIII (ANE/08.)

Analytical TAC

28.1.2017

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

Spain

5 978

Portugal

6 522

Union

12 500

TAC

12 500

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Skagerrak (COD/03AN.)

Denmark

4 596

Germany

115

The Netherlands Sweden

29 804

Union

5 558

TAC

5 744

Species:

IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411)

Cod Gadus morhua

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Denmark

324 (1)

Germany

7 (1)

Sweden

194 (1)

Union

525 (1)

TAC

525 (1)

Kattegat (COD/03AS.)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

L 24/43

L 24/44 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Belgium

1 159

Denmark

6 659

Germany

4 222

France

1 432

The Netherlands

3 762

Sweden

28.1.2017

IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4)

United Kingdom

15 275

Union

32 553

Norway

6 667 (1)

TAC

39 220

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-)

Union

Species:

28 293

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Sweden

382 (1)

Union

382

TAC

Not relevant

Norwegian waters south of 62Â° N (COD/04-N.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Belgium

Germany

France

VIb; Union and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV (COD/5W6-14)

Ireland

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species:

L 24/45

Cod Gadus morhua

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Belgium

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

0 (1)

VIa; Union and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00′ W (COD/5BE6A)

Analytical TAC

(1) By-catch of cod in the area covered by this TAC may be landed provided that it does not comprise more than 1,5 % of the live weight of the total catch retained on board per fishing trip. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation,

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Belgium

2 (1)

France

5 (1)

Ireland

97 (1)

The Netherlands

0 (1)

United Kingdom

42 (1)

Union

146 (1)

TAC

146 (1)

VIIa (COD/07A.)

Analytical TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

L 24/46 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Cod Gadus morhua

Belgium

Zone:

1 789

Ireland

739

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

193

Union

2 830

TAC

2 830

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Belgium

Analytical TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

VIId (COD/07D.)

France

1 730

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

190

Union

2 059

TAC

2 059

Species:

VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34)

109

France

Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

2 540

Union

2 639

TAC

2 639

28.1.2017

Union waters of IIa and IV (LEZ/2AC4-C)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.

Spain

Zone:

2 518

Ireland

736

United Kingdom

1 782

Union

5 682

TAC

5 682

Species:

Union and international waters of Vb; VI; internatÂ ional waters of XII and XIV (LEZ/56-14)

646

France

Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.

Belgium

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

VII (LEZ/07.)

370 (1)

Spain

4 107 (2)

France

4 985 (2)

Ireland

2 266 (1)

United Kingdom

1 963 (1)

Union

13 691

TAC

13 691

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) 5 % of this quota may be used in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole. (2) 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (LEZ/*8ABDE).

Species:

Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

Spain

748

France

604

Union

1 352

TAC

1 352

L 24/47

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (LEZ/8ABDE.)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

L 24/48 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.

Spain

Zone:

Portugal

Union

1 159

TAC

1 159

Common dab and European flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus

Belgium

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Union waters of IIa and IV (D/F/2AC4-C)

503

Denmark

1 888

Germany

2 832

France

196

The Netherlands Sweden

11 421 6

United Kingdom

1 588

Union

18 434

TAC

18 434

Species:

VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411)

1 070

France

Species:

28.1.2017

Anglerfish Lophiidae

Belgium

Zone:

1 054 (1)

Germany

515 (1)

The Netherlands Sweden

Union waters of IIa and IV (ANF/2AC4-C)

478 (1)

Denmark France

Precautionary TAC

98 (1) 361 (1) 12 (1)

United Kingdom

11 003 (1)

Union

13 521 (1)

TAC

13 521

Precautionary TAC

(1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*56-14).

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Anglerfish Lophiidae

Belgium

Zone:

1 152

Germany

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

269

Union

1 500

TAC

Not relevant

Anglerfish Lophiidae

275

Germany

314

Spain

294

France

Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Belgium

VI; Union and international waters of Vb; internatÂ ional waters of XII and XIV (ANF/56-14)

3 383

Ireland

765

The Netherlands

265

United Kingdom

2 354

Union

7 650

TAC

7 650

Species:

Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.)

Denmark

Species:

L 24/49

Anglerfish Lophiidae

Belgium Germany

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

VII (ANF/07.)

3 097 (1) 345 (1)

Spain

1 231 (1)

France

19 875 (1)

Ireland

2 540 (1)

The Netherlands

401 (1)

United Kingdom

6 027 (1)

Union

33 516 (1)

TAC

33 516 (1)

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

L 24/50 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Anglerfish Lophiidae

Zone:

Spain

1 368

France

7 612

Union

8 980

TAC

8 980

Species:

Anglerfish Lophiidae

Spain

VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411)

3 296 3

Portugal

656

Union

3 955

TAC

3 955

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium

IIIa, Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HAD/3A/BCD)

Denmark

1 667 106

The Netherlands

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Germany Sweden

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

France

Species:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/8ABDE.)

2 197

Union

1 982

TAC

2 069

Analytical TAC

28.1.2017

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium

Zone:

L 24/51

IV; Union waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.)

196

Denmark

1 348

Germany

858

France

1 495

The Netherlands

147

Sweden

136

United Kingdom

22 225

Union

26 405

Norway

7 238

TAC

33 643

Analytical TAC

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-)

Union

Species:

19 641

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

Sweden

707 (1)

Union

707

TAC

Not relevant

Norwegian waters south of 62Â° N (HAD/04-N.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

L 24/52 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

Belgium

Germany

France

494

Ireland

411

United Kingdom

Union and international waters of VIb, XII and XIV (HAD/6B1214)

3 739

Union

4 690

TAC

4 690

Species:

28.1.2017

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Belgium

4 (1)

Germany

5 (1)

France

204 (1)

Ireland

605

United Kingdom

2 879 (1)

Union

3 697 (1)

TAC

3 697 (1)

Union and international waters of Vb and VIa (HAD/5BC6A.)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in IV; Union waters of IIa (HAD/*2AC4.).

Species:

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium

Zone:

France

5 168

Ireland

1 722

United Kingdom

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34)

775

Union

7 751

TAC

7 751

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium

Zone:

150

Ireland

898

United Kingdom

993

Union

2 074

TAC

2 074

Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Denmark

Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

IIIa (WHG/03A.)

929

The Netherlands

Sweden

Union

1 031

TAC

1 050

Species:

VIIa (HAD/07A.)

France

Species:

L 24/53

Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Belgium Denmark Germany France The Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom Union Norway TAC

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

IV; Union waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.)

315 1 361 354 2 045 787 3 9 838 14 703 1 300 (1) 16 003

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/ *04N-)

Union

9 961

L 24/54 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Germany

Zone:

28.1.2017

VI; Union and international waters of Vb; internatÂ ional waters of XII and XIV (WHG/56-14)

1 (1)

France

26 (1)

Ireland

64 (1)

United Kingdom

122 (1)

Union

213 (1)

TAC

213 (1)

Analytical TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species:

Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Belgium

VIIa (WHG/07A.)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (WHG/7X7A-C)

268

France

16 501

Ireland

7 646

The Netherlands

134

United Kingdom

2 951

Union

27 500

TAC

27 500

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

Spain

1 016

France

1 524

Union

2 540

TAC

2 540

Species:

Whiting and pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

Sweden

190 (1)

Union

190

TAC

L 24/55

VIII (WHG/08.)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Not relevant

Norwegian waters south of 62Â° N (W/P/04-N.)

Precautionary TAC

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Species:

Hake Merluccius merluccius

Denmark

Zone:

IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HKE/3A/BCD)

3 107 (1)

Sweden

264 (1)

Union

3 371

TAC

3 371 (2)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. (2) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 119 765

Species:

Hake Merluccius merluccius

Belgium

Zone:

Union waters of IIa and IV (HKE/2AC4-C)

56 (1)

Denmark

2 271 (1)

Germany

261 (1)

France

503 (1)

The Netherlands

130 (1)

United Kingdom

707 (1)

Union

3 928 (1)

TAC

3 928 (2)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in IIIa (HKE/*03A.). (2) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 119 765

L 24/56 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Hake Merluccius merluccius

Belgium

Zone:

VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/571214)

622 (1)

Spain

19 944

France

30 800 (1)

Ireland

28.1.2017

3 732

The Netherlands

401 (1)

United Kingdom

12 159 (1)

Union

67 658

TAC

67 658 (2)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/ *8ABDE)

Belgium

Spain

3 218

France

3 218

Ireland

402

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

1 810

Union

8 767

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Hake Merluccius merluccius

Belgium

Zone:

L 24/57

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/8ABDE.)

20 (1)

Spain

13 787

France

30 961

The Netherlands

40 (1)

Union

44 808

TAC

44 808 (2)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and Union waters of IIa. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. (2) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 119 765

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14)

Belgium

Spain

3 994

France

7 188

The Netherlands Union

Species:

Spain France Portugal

12 11 198

Hake Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411)

6 732 646 3 142

Union

10 520

TAC

10 520

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

L 24/58 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Denmark

United Kingdom

Union

Not relevant

Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

58 818 (1)

Germany

22 869 (1)

Spain

49 865 (1) (2)

France

40 933 (1)

Ireland

45 547 (1)

The Netherlands

71 721 (1)

Portugal

Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14)

4 632 (1) (2)

Sweden

14 550 (1)

United Kingdom

76 319 (1)

Union

385 254 (1) (3)

Norway

110 000

Faroe Islands

Analytical TAC

Zone:

Denmark

TAC

Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/24-N.)

TAC

Species:

28.1.2017

9 000 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Special condition: within a total access quantity of 21 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 9,2 % (2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. (3) Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/*NZJM1) and in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 220 494

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Spain

41 375

Portugal

10 344

Union

51 719 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

L 24/59

VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/*NZJM1) and in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 220 494

Species:

Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

Norway

Zone:

Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W (WHB/24A567)

220 494 (1) (2)

Faroe Islands

21 500 (3) (4)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. (2) Special condition: the catch in IVa shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 55 124 This catch limit in IVa amounts to the following percentage of Norway's access quota: 25 % (3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. (4) Special conditions: may also be fished in VIb (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in IVa shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/ *04A-C): 5 375

Species:

Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglos sus

Belgium

346

Denmark

953

Germany

122

France

261

The Netherlands

794

Sweden United Kingdom

Zone:

Union waters of IIa and IV (L/W/2AC4-C)

11 3 904

Union

6 391

TAC

6 391

Precautionary TAC

L 24/60 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Blue ling Molva dypterygia

Germany

Zone:

28.1.2017

Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (BLI/5B67-)

116

Estonia

Spain

365

France

8 323

Ireland

Lithuania

Poland

United Kingdom Others

2 117 32 (1)

Union

11 014

Norway

150 (2)

Faroe Islands

150 (3)

TAC

11 314

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in Union waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (BLI/*24X7C). (3) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in EU waters of VIa north of 56Â° 30â&#x20AC;˛N and VIb. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation.

Species:

Blue ling Molva dypterygia

Estonia Spain

Zone:

International waters of XII (BLI/12INT-)

1 (1) 341 (1)

France

8 (1)

Lithuania

3 (1)

United Kingdom

3 (1)

Others

1 (1)

Union

357 (1)

TAC

357 (1)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Blue ling Molva dypterygia

Zone:

Denmark

Germany

Ireland

France

United Kingdom

Others

Union and international waters of II and IV (BLI/24-)

4 (1)

Union

TAC

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Blue ling Molva dypterygia

Zone:

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

Union

TAC

Species:

Ling Molva molva

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Denmark

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Others

4 (1)

Union

TAC

Union and international waters of III (BLI/03-)

Union and international waters of I and II (LIN/1/2.)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

L 24/61

L 24/62 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Ling Molva molva

Belgium

Zone:

IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd (LIN/3A/BCD)

6 (1)

Denmark

Germany

6 (1)

Sweden

United Kingdom

6 (1)

Union

TAC

Precautionary TAC

(1) Quota may be fished in Union waters of IIIa and Union waters of IIIbcd only.

Species:

Ling Molva molva

Zone:

Belgium

Denmark

350

Germany

216

France

195

The Netherlands Sweden

7 15

United Kingdom

2 689

Union

3 494

TAC

3 494

Species:

Union waters of IV (LIN/04-C.)

Ling Molva molva

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Union and international waters of V (LIN/05EI.)

Precautionary TAC

28.1.2017

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Ling Molva molva

Zone:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

187

Spain

3 774

France

4 024

Ireland

1 008

Portugal

L 24/63

Union and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.)

United Kingdom Union

4 634 13 696

Norway

6 500 (1) (2) (3)

Faroe Islands

200 (4) (5)

TAC

20 396

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.): 3 000 (2) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII, and they amount to: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 6 500 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 2 923 (3) The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000 (4) Including tusk. To be fished in VIb and VIa north of 56Â° 30â&#x20AC;˛ N (LIN/*6BAN.). (5) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in VIa and VIb. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VIa and VIb shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.):75

Species:

Ling Molva molva

Belgium

Zone:

Denmark

1 187

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

106

Union TAC

Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.)

1 350 Not relevant

Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

L 24/64 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

Denmark

9 345

Germany

Sweden

3 343

Union

12 715

TAC

12 715

Species:

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

1 048

Denmark

1 048

Germany

France

The Netherlands United Kingdom

17 353 20 034

TAC

20 034

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

947

Germany

United Kingdom TAC

Analytical TAC

Zone:

Denmark

Union

Union waters of IIa and IV (NEP/2AC4-C)

539

Union

Species:

IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (NEP/3A/BCD)

Analytical TAC

Zone:

Belgium

28.1.2017

Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.)

53 1 000 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

Spain

France

133

Ireland

VI; Union and international waters of Vb (NEP/5BC6.)

222

United Kingdom

16 019

Union

16 407

TAC

16 407

Species:

L 24/65

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Spain

1 521

France

6 166

Ireland

9 352

United Kingdom

8 317

Union

25 356

TAC

25 356

VII (NEP/07.)

Analytical TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea VII (NEP/*07U16):

Spain

935

France

586

Ireland

1 124

United Kingdom Union

Species:

Spain

455 3 100

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (NEP/8ABDE.)

250

France

3 910

Union

4 160

TAC

4 160

Analytical TAC

L 24/66 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

Spain

France

Union

TAC

Species:

Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus

Spain

VIIIc (NEP/08C.)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411)

84 (1)

Portugal

252 (1)

Union

336 (1)

TAC

336

Precautionary TAC

(1) Of which no more than 6 % may be taken in Functional Units 26 and 27 of ICES division IXa (NEP/*9U267).

Species:

Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Denmark

2 429

Sweden

1 309

Union

3 738

TAC

7 000

Species:

Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

Denmark The Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom

IIIa (PRA/03A.)

Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Union waters of IIa and IV (PRA/2AC4-C)

1 818 17 73 538

Union

2 446

TAC

2 446

Precautionary TAC

28.1.2017

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Denmark

205

Sweden

123 (1)

Union

Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.)

328

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

Species:

‘Penaeus’ shrimps Penaeus spp.

Zone:

France

to be established (1)

Union

to be established (1) (2)

TAC

to be established (1) (2)

French Guiana waters (PEN/FGU.)

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Fishing for shrimps Farfantepenaeus subtilis and Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.

Species:

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium

Zone:

106

Denmark

13 733

Germany

The Netherlands Sweden

Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.)

2 641 736

Union

17 286

TAC

17 639

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

L 24/67

L 24/68 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Denmark

2 086

Germany

Sweden

Kattegat (PLE/03AS.)

234

Union

2 343

TAC

2 343

Species:

28.1.2017

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Belgium

7 435

Denmark

24 164

Germany

6 970

France

1 394

The Netherlands

46 471

United Kingdom

34 388

Union

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4)

120 822

Norway

9 094

TAC

129 917

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-)

Union

Species:

49 578

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

France

Zone:

VI; Union and international waters of Vb; internatÂ ional waters of XII and XIV (PLE/56-14)

Ireland

261

United Kingdom

388

Union

658

TAC

658

Precautionary TAC

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Belgium

France

Ireland

768

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

281

Union

1 098

TAC

1 098

Species:

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Ireland

Union

TAC

Species:

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium

1 640 5 467

United Kingdom

2 915

Union

10 022

TAC

10 022

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

France

Ireland

199

United Kingdom

VIId and VIIe (PLE/7DE.)

Analytical TAC

Zone:

Belgium

VIIb and VIIc (PLE/7BC.)

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

France

Species:

Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

France

VIIa (PLE/07A.)

VIIf and VIIg (PLE/7FG.)

Union

405

TAC

405

Precautionary TAC

L 24/69

L 24/70 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium

Zone:

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

128

TAC

128

Plaice Pleuronectes platessa

France

263

Portugal

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Spain

VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (PLE/8/3411)

Union

395

TAC

395

Species:

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (PLE/7HJK.)

France

Species:

28.1.2017

Pollack Pollachius pollachius

Spain France Ireland

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

VI; Union and international waters of Vb; internatÂ ional waters of XII and XIV (POL/56-14)

6 190 56

United Kingdom

145

Union

397

TAC

397

Precautionary TAC

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Pollack Pollachius pollachius

Belgium

Zone:

VII (POL/07.)

378 (1)

Spain

23 (1)

France

8 700 (1)

Ireland

927 (1)

United Kingdom

2 118 (1)

Union

12 146 (1)

TAC

12 146

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (POL/*8ABDE).

Species:

Pollack Pollachius pollachius

Spain

Zone:

252

France

1 230

Union

1 482

TAC

1 482

Species:

Pollack Pollachius pollachius

208

France

Union

231

TAC

231

Spain Portugal

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

Spain

Species:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (POL/8ABDE.)

Pollack Pollachius pollachius

VIIIc (POL/08C.)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POL/9/3411)

273 (1) 9 (1) (2)

Union

282 (1)

TAC

282 (2)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIIIc (POL/*08C.). (2) In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes.

L 24/71

L 24/72 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Saithe Pollachius virens

Belgium

Zone:

28.1.2017

IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa (POK/2A3A4.)

Denmark

4 137

Germany

10 447

France

24 587

The Netherlands Sweden

104 568

United Kingdom

8 010

Union

47 888

Norway

52 399 (1)

TAC

100 287

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) May only be taken in Union waters of IV and in IIIa (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Species:

Saithe Pollachius virens

Germany

Zone:

527

France

5 230

Ireland

427

United Kingdom

3 300

Union

9 484

Norway TAC

VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/56-14)

510 (1) 9 994

(1) To be fished north of 56° 30′ N (POK/*5614N).

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Saithe Pollachius virens

Zone:

Sweden

880 (1)

Union

880

TAC

Not relevant

Norwegian waters south of 62Â° N (POK/04-N.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Species:

Saithe Pollachius virens

Belgium

Zone:

France

1 245

Ireland

1 491

United Kingdom

434

Union

3 176

TAC

3 176

Species:

VII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POK/7/3411)

Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Belgium

362

Denmark

773

Germany

197

France The Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C)

93 2 745 5 762

Union

4 937

TAC

4 937

Precautionary TAC

L 24/73

L 24/74 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Skates and rays Rajiformes

Belgium

Zone:

28.1.2017

Union waters of IIa and IV (SRX/2AC4-C)

232 (1) (2) (3)

Denmark

9 (1) (2) (3)

Germany

11 (1) (2) (3)

France

36 (1) (2) (3)

The Netherlands

198 (1) (2) (3)

United Kingdom

892 (1) (2) (3)

Union

1 378 (1) (3)

TAC

1 378 (3)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of IV (RJH/04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately. (2) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. (3) Shall not apply to blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of IIa and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in Union waters of IIa and IV. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

Species:

Skates and rays Rajiformes

Zone:

Denmark

37 (1)

Sweden

10 (1)

Union

47 (1)

TAC

Union waters of IIIa (SRX/03A-C.)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.

28.1.2017 Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Skates and rays Rajiformes

Belgium

Zone:

L 24/75

Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/67AKXD)

762 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Estonia

4 (1) (2) (3) (4)

France

3 417 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Germany

10 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Ireland

1 101 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Lithuania

18 (1) (2) (3) (4)

The Netherlands

3 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Portugal

19 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Spain

920 (1) (2) (3) (4)

United Kingdom

2 180 (1) (2) (3) (4)

Union

8 434 (1) (2) (3) (4)

TAC

8 434 (3) (4)

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). (3) Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in Union waters of VIIf and VIIg. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray in Union waters of VIIf and VIIg (RJE/7FG) provided below may be taken: Species:

Small-eyed ray Raja microocellata

Zone:

Belgium

Estonia

France

Germany Ireland

0 20

Lithuania

The Netherlands

Portugal

Union waters of VIIf and VIIg (RJE/7FG)

Spain

United Kingdom

Union

154

TAC

154

Precautionary TAC

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIId and reported under the following code: (RJE/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.

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(4) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in area VIIe may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the following code: (RJU/67AKXD). Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species:

Undulate ray Raja undulata

Belgium

Zone:

Estonia

France

Germany Ireland

Union waters of VIIe (RJU/67AKXD)

0 21

Lithuania

The Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Union

161

TAC

161

Precautionary TAC

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIId and reported under the following code: (RJU/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.

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Skates and rays Rajiformes

Belgium

Zone:

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Union waters of VIId (SRX/07D.)

96 (1) (2) (3)

France

802 (1) (2) (3)

The Netherlands

5 (1) (2) (3)

United Kingdom

160 (1) (2) (3)

Union

1 063 (1) (2) (3)

TAC

1 063 (3)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) shall be reported separately. (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). (3) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in the area covered by this TAC may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the following code: (RJU/07D.). Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species:

Zone:

Undulate ray Raja undulata

Belgium France

Union waters of VIId (RJU/07D.)

2 14

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Precautionary TAC

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIIe and reported under the following code: (RJU/*67AKD). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.

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Species:

Skates and rays Rajiformes

Belgium

Zone:

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Union waters of VIII and IX (SRX/89-C.)

8 (1) (2)

France

1 427 (1) (2)

Portugal

1 156 (1) (2)

Spain

1 163 (1) (2)

United Kingdom

8 (1) (2)

Union

3 762 (1) (2)

TAC

3 762 (2)

Precautionary TAC

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/ 89-C.) shall be reported separately. (2) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in subareas VIII and IX may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The above provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 41 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the codes indicated in the tables below. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species:

Undulate ray Raja undulata

Belgium

Zone:

France

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species:

Union waters of VIII (RJU/8-C.)

Undulate ray Raja undulata

Belgium

Zone:

Union waters of IX (RJU/9-C.)

France

Portugal

Spain

United Kingdom

Precautionary TAC

Union

TAC

Precautionary TAC

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Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Spain

France

259

Ireland

Lithuania

Poland

Union waters of IIa and IV; Union and international waters of Vb and VI (GHL/2A-C46)

United Kingdom

1 017

Union

1 400

Norway

1 100 (1)

TAC

2 500

L 24/79

Analytical TAC

(1) To be taken in Union waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C).

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Species:

Mackerel Scomber scombrus

Zone:

Belgium

28.1.2017

IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and SubÂ divisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.)

639 (1) (2)

Denmark

22 031 (1) (2)

Germany

666 (1) (2)

France

2 013 (1) (2)

The Netherlands

2 026 (1) (2)

Sweden

6 034 (1) (2) (3)

United Kingdom

1 877 (1) (2)

Union

35 286 (1) (2) (3)

Norway

211 560 (4)

TAC

1 020 996

Analytical TAC

(1) Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones: Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/ Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1) *02AN-)

Belgium Denmark Germany

2 968

3 037

France

271

278

The Netherlands

273

279

Sweden

813

832

United Kingdom

253

259

4 754

4 865

Union

(2) May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4AN.). (3) Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/*04N-): 328 When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. (4) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC: 61 341 This quota may be fished in IVa only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in IIIa (MAC/ *03A.): 3 000

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

Denmark

IIIa

IIIa and IVbc

IVb

IVc

VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 15 February 2017 and from 1 September to 31 December 2017

(MAC/*03A.)

(MAC/*3A4BC)

(MAC/*04B.)

(MAC/*04C.)

(MAC/*2A6.)

13 219

4 130

France

490

The Netherlands

490

Sweden

390

3 424

United Kingdom

490

3 000

Norway

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Mackerel Scomber scombrus

Germany Spain

Zone:

28 216

France

17 287

Ireland

86 426

Latvia

159

Lithuania

159

Poland

37 811 1 826

United Kingdom

237 677

Union

407 517

Norway

18 261 (1) (2)

Faroe Islands

38 576 (3)

TAC

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and inter national waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-)

25 928

Estonia

The Netherlands

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1 020 996

Analytical TAC

(1) May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30′ N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh (MAC/*AX7H). (2) The following additional amount of access quota, in tonnes, may be fished by Norway North of 56°30′ N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N5630): 42 312 (3) This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands' catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in VIa north of 56° 30′ N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in IIa, IVa north of 59° (EU zone) (MAC/*24N59).

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods: Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2017 and from 1 September to 31 December 2017 (MAC/*4A-EN)

Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/*2AN-)

Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO2)

Germany

15 648

2 108

2 157

France

10 433

1 404

1 438

Ireland

52 161

7 028

7 192

The Netherlands

22 820

3 073

3 146

United Kingdom

143 448

19 331

19 778

Union

244 510

32 944

33 711

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Mackerel Scomber scombrus

Spain

Zone:

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VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411)

38 432 (1)

France

255 (1)

Portugal

7 944 (1)

Union

46 631

TAC

1 020 996

Analytical TAC

(1) Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: VIIIb (MAC/*08B.)

Spain

3 227

France

Portugal

Species:

667

Mackerel Scomber scombrus

Zone:

Denmark

16 004

Union

16 004

TAC

Species:

Not relevant

Common sole Solea solea

Denmark

Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/2A4A-N)

Analytical TAC

Zone:

IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (SOL/3A/BCD)

463

Germany

27 (1)

The Netherlands

44 (1)

Sweden

Union

551

TAC

551

(1) Quota may be fished in Union waters of IIIa, subdivisions 22-32 only.

Analytical TAC

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Common sole Solea solea

Belgium

Zone:

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Union waters of IIa and IV (SOL/24-C.)

1 343

Denmark

614

Germany

1 074

France

269

The Netherlands United Kingdom Union

12 122 691 16 113

Norway

10 (1)

TAC

16 123

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) May be fished only in Union waters of IV (SOL/*04-C.).

Species:

Common sole Solea solea

Zone:

Ireland

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species:

Common sole Solea solea

Belgium

VI; Union and international waters of Vb; internatÂ ional waters of XII and XIV (SOL/56-14)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

VIIa (SOL/07A.)

10 (1)

France

0 (1)

Ireland

17 (1)

The Netherlands

3 (1)

United Kingdom

10 (1)

Union

40 (1)

TAC

40 (1) (2)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) In addition to this TAC, the Member States having quota for sole in VIIa may decide by common agreement to allocate an overall total of 7 tonnes to one or more vessels carrying out the directed scientific fishery assessed by the STECF in order to improve scientific information on this stock (SOL/*07A.). The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any landings.

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Common sole Solea solea

Zone:

France

Ireland

Union

TAC

Species:

Common sole Solea solea

Belgium France

Zone:

VIId (SOL/07D.)

1 467 524

Union

2 724

TAC

2 724

Common sole Solea solea

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Zone:

VIIe (SOL/07E.)

France

443

United Kingdom

693

Union

1 178

TAC

1 178

Species:

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

733

United Kingdom

Species:

VIIb and VIIc (SOL/7BC.)

Common sole Solea solea

Belgium France Ireland

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Zone:

VIIf and VIIg (SOL/7FG.)

528 53 26

United Kingdom

238

Union

845

TAC

845

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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Common sole Solea solea

Zone:

Belgium

France

Ireland

171

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

382

TAC

382

Species:

Common sole Solea solea

Belgium

Zone:

235

Union

3 420

TAC

3 420

Sole Solea spp.

VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (SOO/8CDE34)

403 669 1 072

TAC

1 072

Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus

Denmark

22 300 (1)

Germany

47 (1)

Sweden

Analytical TAC

Zone:

Union

Species:

VIIIa and VIIIb (SOL/8AB.)

3 135

The Netherlands

Portugal

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

France

Spain

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (SOL/7HJK.)

Spain

Species:

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Precautionary TAC

Zone:

IIIa (SPR/03A.)

8 437 (1)

Union

30 784

TAC

33 280

Precautionary TAC

(1) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of dab, whiting and haddock may consist of up to 5 % of the quota (OTH/ *03A.). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species.

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Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus

Belgium

Zone:

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Union waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C)

376 (1)

Denmark

29 755 (1)

Germany

376 (1)

France

376 (1)

The Netherlands

376 (1)

Sweden

1 330 (1) (2)

United Kingdom

1 241 (1)

Union

33 830

Norway

Faroe Islands

0 (3)

TAC

33 830

Analytical TAC

(1) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of dab and whiting may consist of up to 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2AC4C). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species. (2) Including sandeel. (3) May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.

Species:

Sprat Sprattus sprattus

Belgium Denmark Germany

Zone:

VIId and VIIe (SPR/7DE.)

21 1 339 21

France

288

The Netherlands

288

United Kingdom

2 163

Union

4 120

TAC

4 120

Precautionary TAC

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Picked dogfish Squalus acanthias

Zone:

Belgium

20 (1)

Germany

4 (1)

Spain

10 (1)

France

83 (1)

Ireland

53 (1)

The Netherlands

0 (1)

Portugal

0 (1)

United Kingdom

100 (1)

Union

270 (1)

TAC

270 (1)

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Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV (DGS/15X14)

Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

(1) Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately, as required by Articles 12 and 41 of this Regulation. By derogation from Article 12 of this Regulation, a vessel engaged in the by-catch avoidance programme that has been positively assessed by the STECF may land not more than 2 tonnes per month of picked dogfish that is dead at the moment when the fishing gear is hauled on board. Member States participating in the by-catch avoidance programme shall ensure that the total annual landings of picked dogfish on the basis of this derogation do not exceed the above amounts. They shall communicate the list of participating vessels to the Commission before allowing any landings. Member States shall exchange information about avoidance areas.

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Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp.

Belgium Denmark

6 973 (1) 616 (1) (2)

Spain

129 (1)

France

578 (1) (2)

Ireland

438 (1) 4 198 (1) (2)

Portugal

15 (1)

Sweden

75 (1)

United Kingdom Union Norway TAC

Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/4BC7D)

16 (1)

Germany

The Netherlands

Zone:

28.1.2017

1 659 (1) (2) 14 697 3 550 (3) 18 247

Precautionary TAC

(1) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel may consist of up to 5 % of the quota (OTH/*4BC7D). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species. (2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; interÂ national waters of XII and XIV (JAX/*2A-14). (3) May be fished in Union waters of IVa but may not be fished in Union waters of VIId (JAX/*04-C.).

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Official Journal of the European Union

Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp.

Denmark

8 140 (1) (3)

Germany

6 351 (1) (2) (3)

Spain

8 663 (3) (5)

France

3 269 (1) (2) (3) (5)

Ireland

21 153 (1) (3)

The Netherlands

25 484 (1) (2) (3)

Portugal

834 (3) (5)

Sweden

675 (1) (3)

United Kingdom Union

Zone:

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7 660 (1) (2) (3) 82 229

Faroe Islands

1 600 (4)

TAC

83 829

Analytical TAC

(1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in Union waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2017 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/*4BC7D). (2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId (JAX/*07D.). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*07D.). (3) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel may consist of up to 5 % of the quota (OTH/*2A-14). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species. (4) Limited to IVa, VIa (north of 56Â° 30â&#x20AC;˛ N only), VIIe, VIIf, VIIh. (5) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in VIIIc (JAX/*08C2). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*08C2).

Species:

Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.

Zone:

Spain

11 890 (1)

France

206

Portugal

VIIIc (JAX/08C.)

1 175 (1)

Union

13 271

TAC

13 271

(1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in IX (JAX/*09.).

Analytical TAC

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Official Journal of the European Union

Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.

Zone:

Spain

18 977 (1)

Portugal

54 372 (1)

Union

73 349

TAC

73 349

IX (JAX/09.)

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIIIc (JAX/*08C).

Species:

Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.

Portugal

To be established

Union

To be established (2)

TAC

To be established (2)

Zone:

X; Union waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/X34PRT)

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Waters adjacent to the Azores. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.

Species:

Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.

Portugal

To be established

Union

To be established (2)

TAC

To be established (2)

(1) Waters adjacent to Madeira. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.

Zone:

Union waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/341PRT)

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies

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Official Journal of the European Union

Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.

Zone:

Spain

To be established

Union

To be established (2)

TAC

To be established (2)

L 24/91

Union waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/341SPN)

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies

(1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.

Species:

Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarkii

Denmark

Zone:

IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV (NOP/2A3A4.)

141 819 (1)

Germany

27 (1) (2)

The Netherlands Union

104 (1) (2) 141 950 (1) (3)

Norway

25 000 (4)

Faroe Islands

9 300 (5)

TAC

238 981

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of haddock and whiting may consist of up to 5 % of the quota (OT2/ *2A3A4). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species. (2) Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only. (3) Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017. (4) A sorting grid shall be used. (5) A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.

Species:

Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarkii

Denmark

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV (NOP/04-N.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Official Journal of the European Union

Industrial fish

Zone:

Sweden

800 (1) (2)

Union

800

TAC

Not relevant

Norwegian waters of IV (I/F/04-N.)

Precautionary TAC

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. (2) Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): 0

Species:

Other species

Union

Zone:

Union waters of Vb, VI and VII (OTH/5B67-C)

Not relevant

Norway

250 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC

(1) Taken with long-lines only.

Species:

Other species

Belgium

Zone:

Denmark

4 750

Germany

535

France

220

The Netherlands Sweden

380 Not relevant (1)

United Kingdom

3 563

Union

9 500 (2)

TAC

Norwegian waters of IV (OTH/04-N.)

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC

(1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;other speciesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at a traditional level. (2) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.

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Union Norway Faroe Islands TAC

Official Journal of the European Union

Other species

Zone:

Union waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/2A46AN)

Not relevant 5 250 (1) (2) 150 (3) Not relevant

Precautionary TAC

(1) Limited to IIa and IV (OTH/*2A4-C). (2) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. (3) To be fished in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/*46AN).

L 24/93

L 24/94

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ANNEX IB NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, V, XII AND XIV AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1

Species:

Herring Clupea harengus

Belgium

Zone:

15 (1)

Denmark

14 409 (1)

Germany

2 524 (1)

Spain

48 (1)

France

622 (1)

Ireland

3 731 (1)

The Netherlands

5 157 (1)

Poland

729 (1)

Portugal

48 (1)

Finland

223 (1)

Sweden

5 340 (1)

United Kingdom

9 213 (1)

Union Faroe Islands Norway TAC

Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2-)

42 059 (1) 6 000 (2) (3) 37 854 (2) (4) 646 075

Analytical TAC

(1) When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters. (2) May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N. (3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. (4) To be counted against the catch limits of Norway.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)

37 854 II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F)

Belgium

Denmark

2 055

Germany

360

Spain

France

Ireland

532

The Netherlands

736

Poland

104

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

762

United Kingdom

1 314

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Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Germany

Zone:

L 24/95

Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.)

2 779

Greece

344

Spain

3 100

Ireland

344

France

2 551

Portugal

3 100

United Kingdom

10 784

Union

23 002

TAC

Not relevant

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Germany

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of XIV (COD/N1GL14)

1 800 (1)

United Kingdom Union

400 (1) 2 200 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas: 1. They may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May 2017. 2. EU vessels may choose to fish in either or both of the following areas: Reporting code

Geographical limits

COD/GRL1

The part of the Greenlandic fishing zone that lies within NAFO sub-area 1F West of 44° 00′ W and South of 60° 45′ N, that portion of NAFO subarea 1 lying south of the parallel of 60° 45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the part of the Greenlandic fishing zone within ICES division XIVb that lies East of 44° 00′ W and South of 62° 30′ N.

COD/GRL2

The part of the Greenlandic fishing area that lies within ICES division XIVb North of 62° 30′ N.

L 24/96 Species:

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Cod Gadus morhua

Germany

Zone:

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I and IIb (COD/1/2B.)

6 554 (3)

Spain

13 152 (3)

France

3 100 (3)

Poland

2 716 (3)

Portugal

2 638 (3)

United Kingdom

4 374 (3)

Other Member States Union

491 (1) (3) 33 025 (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. (2) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Svalbard and Bear Island and the associated bycatches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. (3) By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

Species:

Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Germany France

Faroese waters of Vb (C/H/05B-F.)

19 114

United Kingdom

817

Union

950

TAC

Zone:

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Grenadiers Macrourus spp.

Union

Zone:

L 24/97

Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514GRN)

10 (1)

TAC

Not relevant (2)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/ 514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) The total amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 90

Species:

Grenadiers Macrourus spp.

Union

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.)

10 (1)

TAC

Not relevant (2)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/ N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) The total amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 90

Species:

Capelin Mallotus villosus

Zone:

Union

TAC

IIb (CAP/02B.)

Analytical TAC

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Official Journal of the European Union

Capelin Mallotus villosus

Zone:

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

United Kingdom

All Member States

0 (1)

Union

0 (2)

Norway

0 (2)

TAC

Not relevant

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Greenland waters of V and XIV (CAP/514GRN)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all. (2) For a fishing period from 20 June to 30 April of the following year.

Species:

Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

Germany

257

France

154

United Kingdom Union TAC

Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB.)

789 1 200 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Denmark

1 100

Germany

France

120

The Netherlands

105

United Kingdom

1 100

Union

2 500 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

L 24/99

Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt.

Species:

Ling and blue ling Molva molva and molva dypterygia

Germany

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb (B/L/05B-F.)

586

France

1 300

United Kingdom Union

114 2 000 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05BF):0

Species:

Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Denmark

575

France

575

Union

1 150

Norway

1 750

Faroe Islands

1 250

TAC

Not relevant

Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Denmark

1 300

France

1 300

Union

Not relevant

Saithe Pollachius virens

Germany

Zone:

United Kingdom

182 2 550

TAC

Not relevant

Saithe Pollachius virens

Union

Zone:

Not relevant

Saithe Pollachius virens

Belgium Germany France

International waters of I and II (POK/1/2INT)

Analytical TAC

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.)

56 347 1 691

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

650

Union

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC

Norwegian waters of I and II (POK/1N2AB.)

328

Union

Species:

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

2 040

France

Species:

Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (PRA/N1GRN.)

2 600

TAC

Species:

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2 800 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Germany

25 (1)

United Kingdom

25 (1)

Union

50 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

L 24/101

Norwegian waters of I and II (GHL/1N2AB.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Union

Zone:

International waters of I and II (GHL/1/2INT)

900 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Germany

1 925 (1)

Union

1 925 (1)

Norway TAC

(1) To be fished south of 68Â° N.

Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GHL/N1GRN.)

575 (1) Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Official Journal of the European Union

Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Germany

Zone:

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Greenland waters of V and XIV (GHL/514GRN)

4 289

United Kingdom

226

Union

4 515 (1)

Norway

575

Faroe Islands

110

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time.

Species:

Redfish (shallow pelagic) Sebastes spp.

Zone:

Estonia

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

Latvia

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214S)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Official Journal of the European Union

Redfish (deep pelagic) Sebastes spp.

Zone:

Estonia

L 24/103

Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214D)

35 (1) (2)

Germany

707 (1) (2)

Spain

124 (1) (2)

France

66 (1) (2)

Ireland

0 (1) (2)

Latvia

13 (1) (2)

The Netherlands

0 (1) (2)

Poland

64 (1) (2)

Portugal

148 (1) (2)

United Kingdom

2 (1) (2)

Union

1 159 (1) (2)

TAC

7 500 (1) (2)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point

Latitude

Longitude

64° 45′ N

28° 30′ W

62° 50′ N

25° 45′ W

61° 55′ N

26° 45′ W

61° 00′ N

26° 30′ W

59° 00′ N

30° 00′ W

59° 00′ N

34° 00′ W

61° 30′ N

34° 00′ W

62° 50′ N

36° 00′ W

64° 45′ N

28° 30′ W

(2) May only be taken from 10 May to 1 July 2017.

Species:

Redfish Sebastes spp.

Germany Spain France

Zone:

766 95 84

Portugal

405

United Kingdom

150

Union TAC

Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.)

1 500 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Redfish Sebastes spp.

Union

Zone:

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International waters of I and II (RED/1/2INT)

to be established (1) (2)

TAC

8 000 (3)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) The fishery may only take place within the period from 1 July to 31 December 2017. The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag. (2) Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board. (3) Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC contracting parties,

Species:

Redfish (pelagic) Sebastes spp.

Zone:

Germany

962 (1) (2) (3)

France

5 (1) (2) (3)

United Kingdom

7 (1) (2) (3)

Union

974 (1) (2) (3)

Norway

740 (1) (2)

Faroe Islands TAC

Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/N1G14P)

50 (1) (2) (4) Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) May only be fished from 10 May to 1 July. (2) May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point

Latitude

Longitude

64° 45′ N

28° 30′ W

62° 50′ N

25° 45′ W

61° 55′ N

26° 45′ W

61° 00′ N

26° 30′ W

59° 00′ N

30° 00′ W

59° 00′ N

34° 00′ W

61° 30′ N

34° 00′ W

62° 50′ N

36° 00′ W

64° 45′ N

28° 30′ W

(3) Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/ *5-14P). (4) May only be fished in Greenland Waters of V and XIV (RED/*514GN).

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Redfish (demersal) Sebastes spp.

Germany

Zone:

L 24/105

Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/N1G14D)

1 581 (1)

France

8 (1)

United Kingdom Union

11 (1) 1 600 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) May only be fished by trawl, and only North and West of the line defined by the following coordinates: Point

Species:

Germany France United Kingdom TAC

Longitude

59° 15′ N

54° 26′ W

59° 15′ N

44° 00′ W

59° 30′ N

42° 45′ W

60° 00′ N

42° 00′ W

62° 00′ N

40° 30′ W

62° 00′ N

40° 00′ W

62° 40′ N

40° 15′ W

63° 09′ N

39° 40′ W

63° 30′ N

37° 15′ W

64° 20′ N

35° 00′ W

65° 15′ N

32° 30′ W

65° 15′ N

29° 50′ W

Redfish Sebastes spp.

Belgium

Union

Latitude

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb (RED/05B-F.)

3 368 25 4 400 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Other species

Germany

Zone:

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Norwegian waters of I and II (OTH/1N2AB.)

117 (1)

France

47 (1)

United Kingdom

186 (1)

Union

350 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Other species (1)

Germany

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.)

322

France

289

United Kingdom

189

Union

800

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

Species:

Flatfish

Zone:

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Union TAC

Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.)

100 Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Union TAC

Official Journal of the European Union

By-catches (1)

Zone:

L 24/107

Greenland waters (B-C/GRL)

900 Not relevant

Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.)

L 24/108

Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX IC NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

NAFO 2J3KL (COD/N2J3KL)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

NAFO 3NO (COD/N3NO.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

Species:

Cod Gadus morhua

Zone:

Estonia

155

Germany

649

Latvia

155

Lithuania

155

Poland

529

Spain France Portugal

1 993 278 2 733

United Kingdom

1 298

Union

7 945

TAC

NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.)

13 931

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone:

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

L 24/109

NAFO 3L (WIT/N3L.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:

Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone:

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Union TAC

Species:

NAFO 3NO (WIT/N3NO.)

295 2 225

American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

NAFO 3M (PLA/N3M.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

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Official Journal of the European Union

American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone:

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

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NAFO 3LNO (PLA/N3LNO.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:

Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus

Zone:

Estonia

128 (1)

Latvia

128 (1)

Lithuania

128 (1)

Poland

227 (1)

Union

NAFO Subareas 3 and 4 (SQI/N34.)

Not relevant (1) (2)

TAC

34 000

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2017. (2) No specified Union's share. The amount specified below, in tonnes, is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. 29 467

Species:

Union TAC

Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea

Zone:

NAFO 3LNO (YEL/N3LNO.)

0 (1) 17 000

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is the greatest. However, when the yellowtail flounder quota assigned by NAFO to Contracting Parties without a specific share of the stock is exhausted, by-catch limits shall be: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

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Official Journal of the European Union

Capelin Mallotus villosus

Zone:

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

L 24/111

NAFO 3NO (CAP/N3NO.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:

Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Estonia

0 (3)

Latvia

0 (3)

Lithuania

0 (3)

Poland

0 (3)

Spain

0 (3)

Portugal

0 (3)

Union

0 (3)

TAC

0 (3)

NAFO 3LNO (1) (2) (PRA/N3LNO.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

47° 20′ 0

46° 40′ 0

47° 20′ 0

46° 30′ 0

46° 00′ 0

46° 30′ 0

46° 00′ 0

46° 40′ 0

(2) Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area West of a line bound by the following coordiantes: Point No

Latitude N

46° 00′ 0

Longitude W

47° 49′ 0

46° 25′ 0

47° 27′ 0

46° 42′0

47° 25′ 0

46° 48′ 0

47° 25′ 50

47° 16′ 50

47° 43′ 50

(3) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

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Northern prawn Pandalus borealis

TAC

Zone:

Not relevant (2)

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NAFO 3M (1) (PRA/*N3M.)

Analytical TAC

(1) Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

47° 20′ 0

46° 40′ 0

47° 20′ 0

46° 30′ 0

46° 00′ 0

46° 30′ 0

46° 00′ 0

46° 40′ 0

Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2017 in the area bounded by the following coordinates: Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

47° 55′ 0

45° 00′ 0

47° 30′ 0

44° 15′ 0

46° 55′ 0

44° 15′ 0

46° 35′ 0

44° 30′ 0

46° 35′ 0

45° 40′ 0

47° 30′ 0

45° 40′ 0

47° 55′ 0

45° 00′ 0

(2) Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Maximum number of fishing days

Denmark

Estonia

Spain

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Portugal

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Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Estonia

297

Germany

303

Latvia

Lithuania

Spain Portugal

1 700 6 430

TAC

10 966

Skate Rajidae

Estonia

Zone:

Spain

3 403 660

Union

4 408

TAC

7 000

Redfish Sebastes spp.

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Estonia

702

Germany

483

Latvia

702

Lithuania

702

Union

NAFO 3LNO (SKA/N3LNO.)

Portugal

TAC

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

283

Lithuania

Species:

NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO)

4 067

Union

Species:

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NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.)

2 589 14 200

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Redfish Sebastes spp.

Estonia

Zone:

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NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.)

1 571 (1)

Germany

513 (1)

Latvia

1 571 (1)

Lithuania

1 571 (1)

Spain

233 (1)

Portugal

2 354 (1)

Union

7 813 (1)

TAC

7 000 (1)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2017: 3 500

Species:

Redfish Sebastes spp.

Zone:

Spain

1 771

Portugal

5 229

Union

7 000

TAC

Species:

20 000

Redfish Sebastes spp.

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Latvia

0 (1)

Lithuania

0 (1)

Union

0 (1)

TAC

0 (1)

NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.)

NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K (RED/N1F3K.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

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White hake Urophycis tenuis

Zone:

Spain

255

Portugal

333

Union

588 (1)

TAC

1 000

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NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal Union

667 1 176

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ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

The TACs adopted in the framework of ICCAT for bluefin tuna, North and South Atlantic swordfish, North and Sounth Atlantic albacore, bigeye tuna, blue marlin and white marlin are allocated to the Contracting Parties, Cooperating nonContracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) of ICCAT and their Union's share is therefore determined. The TACs adopted in the framework of ICCAT for Mediterranean swordfish, yellowfin tuna and blue sharks are not allocated to the CPCs of ICCAT and hence their Union's share is undetermined. Species:

Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus

Cyprus Greece

Zone:

117,66 (4) 218,7

Spain

4 243,57 (2) (4)

France

4 187,30 (2) (3) (4)

Croatia

661,82 (6)

Italy

3 304,82 (4) (5)

Malta

271,14 (4)

Portugal

399,03

Other Member States Union TAC

Atlantic Ocean, east of 45Â° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM)

47,32 (1) 13 451,36 (2) (3) (4) (5) 22 705

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. (2) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301): Spain 642,92 France

298,67

Union 941,59 (3) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/ *641): France 100 Union 100 (4) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302): Spain 84,87 France

83,74

Italy

66,09

Cyprus

5,42

Malta

7,98

Union

247,1

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(5) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643): Italy 66,10 Union 66,10 (6) Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/ *8303F): Croatia 595,63 Union

Species:

Swordfish Xiphias gladius

Zone:

Spain

6 384,14 (2)

Portugal

1 170,83 (2)

Other Member States Union

595,63

Atlantic Ocean, North of 5째 N (SWO/AN05N)

130,74 (1) (2) 7 685,70

TAC

13 700

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. (2) Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5째 N (SWO/*AS05N).

Species:

Spain Portugal Union TAC

Swordfish Xiphias gladius

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, South of 5째 N (SWO/AS05N)

4 715,27 (1) 508,90 (1) 5 224,17 15 000

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5째 N (SWO/*AN05N).

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Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga

Zone:

Ireland

2 514,31

Spain

14 981,13

France

6 771,01

United Kingdom Portugal

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Atlantic Ocean, north of 5Â° N (ALB/AN05N)

258,87 2 413,80

Union

26 939,13 (1)

TAC

28 000

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 [1], shall be as follows: 1 253 [1] Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

Species:

Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga

Zone:

Spain

905,86

France

297,70

Portugal

633,94

Union

1 837,50

TAC

Species:

24 000

Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus

11 299,61

France

4 799,58

Portugal

4 289,86

TAC

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Spain

Union

Atlantic Ocean, south of 5Â° N (ALB/AS05N)

Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT)

20 389,05 65 000

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Blue marlin Makaira nigricans

Spain

Zone:

Portugal

52,32 429,75

TAC

1 985

White marlin Tetrapturus albidus

Spain

Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT)

2,45

Portugal

21,45 23,9

TAC

355

Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares

TAC

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

Union

Species:

Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT)

377,43

Union

Species:

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France

Species:

Official Journal of the European Union

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

110 000

Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

1 271

Atlantic Ocean, (YFT/ATLANT)

Atlantic Ocean, east of 45Â° W (SAIL/AE45W)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

L 24/120 Species:

Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans

TAC

Species:

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1 030

Blue shark Prionace glauca

TAC

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Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W (SAIL/AW45W)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

39 102 (1)

Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (BSH/AN05N)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at EU level

Species:

TAC

Swordfish Xiphias gladius

Zone:

10 500

Mediterranean (SWO/M)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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L 24/121

ANNEX IE ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion. Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017. Species:

Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari

TAC

Species:

Zone:

2 074

Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari

TAC

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Zone:

561

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1) (ANI/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is specified as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line: — starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15′ E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25′ S, — then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E, — then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40′ S and the meridian of longitude 76° E, — then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S, — then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30′ E, and — then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

Species:

TAC

Blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus

Zone:

2 200 (1)

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SSI/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus

TAC

Zone:

1 663 (1)

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FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (LIC/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides

TAC

Zone:

2 750 (1)

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified: 0

Management Area A: 48° W to 43° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A):

825

Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B): Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C):

1 925

(1) This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 16 April to 14 September 2017 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017.

Species:

TAC

Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

47 (1)

FAO 48.4 Antarctic North (TOP/F484N.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W.

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Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides

TAC

Zone:

3 405 (1)

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FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited.

Species:

Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni

TAC

Zone:

38 (1)

FAO 48.4 Antarctic South (TOA/F484S.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.

Species:

Krill Euphausia superba

TAC

Zone:

5 610 000

FAO 48 (KRI/F48.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.):

155 000

Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.):

279 000

Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.):

279 000

Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.):

93 000

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Krill Euphausia superba

TAC

Zone:

440 000

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FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic (KRI/F5841.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 58.4.1 west of 115째 E (KRI/*F-41W):

277 000

Division 58.4.1 east of 115째 E (KRI/*F-41E):

163 000

Species:

Krill Euphausia superba

TAC

Zone:

2 645 000

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic (KRI/F5842.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 58.4.2 west of 55째 E (KRI/*F-42W):

260 000

Division 58.4.2 east of 55째 E (KRI/*F-42E):

192 000

Species:

TAC

Humped rockcod Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Zone:

1 470 (1)

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOG/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons

TAC

Zone:

300 (1)

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FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOS/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

TAC

Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone:

80 (1)

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (NOS/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

TAC

Bigeye grenadier and idge scaled rattail Macrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus

Zone:

360 (1)

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GR1/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

TAC

Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadier Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni

Zone:

409 (1)

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GR2/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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Grenadiers Macrourus spp.

TAC

Zone:

138 (1)

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FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SRX/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

Grenadiers Macrourus spp.

TAC

Zone:

13,6 (1)

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (GRV/F484.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

Marbled rockcod Notothenia rossii

TAC

Zone:

300 (1)

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOR/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

TAC

Crabs Paralomis spp.

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (PAI/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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South Georgia icefish Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

TAC

Zone:

300 (1)

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FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SGI/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

Skates and rays Rajiformes

TAC

Zone:

138 (1)

FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SRX/F483.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

Skates and rays Rajiformes

TAC

Zone:

4,3 (1)

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (SRX/F484.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

Species:

TAC

Skates and rays Rajiformes

Zone:

120 (1)

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (SRX/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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TAC

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Other species

Zone:

50 (1)

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

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FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (OTH/F5852.)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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L 24/129

ANNEX IF SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to a TAC exhaustion. Species:

Alfonsinos Beryx spp.

TAC

Zone:

200 (1)

SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO)

Precautionary TAC

(1) No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in Division B1 (ALF/*F47NA).

Species:

Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp.

TAC

Zone:

180 (1)

SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (1) (GER/F47NAM)

Precautionary TAC

(1) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: its western boundary on the longitude 0° E, its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S, its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.

Species:

Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp.

TAC

Species:

200

Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides

TAC

Species:

TAC

Zone:

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

266

Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides

SEAFO Sub-Area D (TOP/F47D)

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (GER/F47X)

SEAFO, excluding Sub-Area D (TOP/F47-D)

Precautionary TAC

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Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus

TAC

Zone:

0 (2)

SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (1) (ORY/F47NAM)

Precautionary TAC

(1) For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: its western boundary on the longitude 0° E, its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S, its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ. (2) Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).

Species:

Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus

TAC

Species:

TAC

Zone:

Pelagic armourhead Pseudopentaceros spp.

Precautionary TAC

Zone:

135

SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X)

SEAFO (EDW/SEAFO)

Precautionary TAC

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ANNEX IG SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION

Species:

Union TAC

Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii

Zone:

All areas of distribution (SBF/F41-81)

10 (1) 14 467

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

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Species:

Union TAC

Swordfish Xiphias gladius

Zone:

WCPFC Convention Area south of 20Â° S (SWO/F7120S)

3 170,36 Not relevant

Precautionary TAC

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ANNEX IJ SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Species:

Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi

Zone:

Germany

to be established (1)

The Netherlands

to be established (1)

Lithuania

to be established (1)

Poland

to be established (1)

Union

to be established (1)

TAC

Not relevant

SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO)

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) To be modified after the annual meeting of the SPRFMO Commission on 25-29 January 2017

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ANNEX IK IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

Species:

France Italy

Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares

Zone:

29 501 2 515

Spain

45 682

Union

77 698

TAC

IOTC Area of Competence (YFT/IOTC)

Not relevant

Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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ANNEX IL GFCM AGREEMENT AREA

Species:

Union TAC

Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus

Zone:

Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF1718)

112 700 (1) (2) Not relevant

Maximum level of catches Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes. (2) Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.

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ANNEX IIA FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA IV

Scope

1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas specified in that regulation. 1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels, using appropriate sampling methods.

Authorisations If a Member State deems it appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may introduce a prohibition to fish with regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.

Maximum allowable fishing effort The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the management period specified in Article 1(2)(b) of this Regulation shall be as follows: Regulated gear: BT1 + BT2: beam trawls (TBB) of mesh equal to or larger than 80 mm Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days in ICES subarea IV: Regulated gear

BT1 + BT2

5 474 635

1 377 012

1 896 306

37 956 887

10 161 710

Management

4.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 4.2. A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels. 4.3. If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

Fishing effort report Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as ICES subarea IV.

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Communication of relevant data Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

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ANNEX IIB FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I

General Provisions 1. Scope This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz. 2. Definitions For the purposes of this Annex: (a) ‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories: (i) trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm; and (ii) gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines; (b) ‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping; (c) ‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz; (d) ‘current management period’ means the period specified in Article 1(2)(b); (e) ‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 6.1. 3. Limitation in activity Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex. CHAPTER II

Authorisations 4.

Authorised vessels

4.1. A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2015, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area. 4.2. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex. CHAPTER III

Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels 5.

Maximum number of days

5.1. During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

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5.2. If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 8 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.

Special conditions for the allocation of days

6.1. For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union fishing vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I: (a) the total landings of hake in each of the two calendar years 2013 and 2014 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and (b) the total landings of Norway lobster in the years specified in point (a) above made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight. 6.2. If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the current management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster. 6.3. When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition. 6.4. The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1.

Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year Special condition

Regulated gear

Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines

6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b)

Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines

Maximum number of days

126

109

113 Unlimited

Kilowatt day system

7.1. A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected. 7.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1. were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.

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7.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: (a) the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power; (b) the track record of the years specified in point 6.1.(a) for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions; (c) the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1. 7.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.

Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

8.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period, either in accordance with Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (1) or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 (2). Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities. 8.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. 8.3. Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea. 8.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: (a) lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power; (b) the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and, if necessary, special conditions. 8.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). 8.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition. 8.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period. (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1). (2) Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).

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Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

9.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and shall go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (1) and its implementing rules for national programmes. 9.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member. 9.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. 9.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). 9.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies. CHAPTER IV

Management 10.

General obligation Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

11.

Management periods

11.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months. 11.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned. 11.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period. CHAPTER V

Exchanges of fishing effort allocations 12.

Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

12.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register. (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1).

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12.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years specified in point 6.1.(a) multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. 12.3. The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. 12.4. The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions. 12.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The format of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

13.

Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States Member States may permit the transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1. and 4.2. and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

CHAPTER VI

Reporting obligations 14. Fishing effort report Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

15. Collection of relevant data Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

16. Communication of relevant data Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the current and the precedent management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II Reporting format kW-day information by management period Member State

Gear

Management period

Cumulative effort declaration

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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Table III Data format kW-day information by management period Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight)

Maximum number of characters/digits

Name of field

Definition and comments

(1) Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered

(2) Gear

One of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines

(3) Management period

(4) Cumulative effort de claration

One management period in the period from the 2006 manage ment period to the current management period R

Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant man agement period

(1) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Table IV Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State

CFR

(1)

(2)

External marking

Length of management period

(3)

(4)

Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

Gear notified

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear (s)

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Transfer of days

(9)

Table V Data format for vessel-related information

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1) Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

(2) CFR

Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side

(3) External marking

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 (2)

(4) Length of manage ment period

Length of the management period measured in months

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Maximum number of characters/digits

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One of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines

(6) Special condition ap plying to notified gear(s)

Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply

(7) Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(8) Days spent with noti fied gear(s)

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period

(9) Transfers of days

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting. (2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing ves sels (OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9).

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ANNEX IIC FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

CHAPTER I

General provisions 1.

Scope

1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets including gill-nets, trammelnets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe. 1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions: (a) such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2015 management period; (b) such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; (c) by 31 July 2017 and 31 January 2018 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on these vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2017. Where any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect. 2.

Definitions For the purposes of this Annex the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories: (i) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm; and (ii) static nets, including gill-nets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm; (b) ‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping; (c) ‘area’ means ICES division VIIe; (d) ‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018.

Limitation in activity Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex. CHAPTER II

Authorisations 4.

Authorised vessels

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4.2. However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear. 4.3. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex. CHAPTER III

Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels 5.

Maximum number of days During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year Regulated gear

Beam trawls of mesh size â&#x2030;Ľ 80 mm

Static nets with mesh size â&#x2030;¤ 220 mm

Maximum number of days

176

188

222

176

191

176

Kilowatt day system

6.1. During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected. 6.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1. were not applied. 6.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: (a) the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power; (b) the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1. 6.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

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7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-bycase basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities. 7.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. 7.3. Points 7.1.and 7.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea. 7.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: (a) lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power; (b) the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears. 7.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). 7.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. 7.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2017 and 31 January 2018 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes. 8.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member. 8.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. 8.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

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8.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

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Management 9.

General obligation Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

10.

Management periods

10.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months. 10.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned. 10.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

CHAPTER V

Exchanges of fishing effort allocations 11.

Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

11.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register. 11.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. 11.3. The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. 11.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). 12.

Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2., 4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

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Reporting obligations 13. Fishing effort report Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

14. Collection of relevant data Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

15. Communication of relevant data Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2014 and 2015 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II Reporting format kW-day information by management period Member State

Gear

Management period

Cumulative effort declaration

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Table III Data format kW-day information by management period

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1) Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered

(2) Gear

One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

(3) Management period

(4) Cumulative effort de claration

One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period R

(1) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant man agement period

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Table IV Reporting format for vessel-related information Member State (1)

CFR

External marking

(2)

(3)

Length of management period (4)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Gear notified

Days spent with notified gear(s)

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

No 1

No 2

No 3

…

(5)

(6)

(7)

Transfer of days (8)

Table V Data format for vessel-related information Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1) Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

(2) CFR

(3) External marking

Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

(4) Length of manage ment period

Length of the management period measured in months

(5) Gears notified

One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

(6) Special condition ap plying to notified gear(s)

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(7) Days spent with noti fied gear(s)

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the noti fied management period

(8) Transfers of days

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

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ANNEX IID MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex: Sandeel management area

ICES statistical rectangles

31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6

31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8

41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0

38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0

47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5

41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1

47-51 E7-E9

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ANNEX III MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRDCOUNTRY WATERS

Area of fishing

Fishery

Norwegian waters Herring, north of 62° 00′ N and fishery zone around Jan Mayen

Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N

Mackerel (1)

Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N

Faroese waters

All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines

Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a mini mum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W

Number of fishing au thorisations

Not rel evant 480

8 (2)

Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States

Unallocated

Not relevant

450

Not relevant

Maximum number of vessels present at any time

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Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines

Number of fishing au thorisations

Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area southwest of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60° 00′ N, 6° 00′ W

Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’

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DE (3)

FR (3)

Not relevant

Maximum number of vessels present at any time

20 (4)

22 (4)

Line fisheries

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Herring, north of 62° 00′ N

I, IIb (5)

Fishery for snow crab with pots

Number of fishing au thorisations

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Maximum number of vessels present at any time

Not applicable

(1) Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice. (2) These figures are included in the figures for all trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines. (3) These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time. (4) These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’. (5) The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the Treaty of Paris of 1920.

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ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (1)

1. Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic Spain

France

Union

2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean Spain

119

France

107

Italy

Cyprus

13 (1)

Malta

44 (1)

Union

313

(1) This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.

3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes Croatia

Italy

Union

4. Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Table A Number of fishing vessels (1)

Purse Seiners

Cyprus (2)

Greece (3)

Croatia

Italy

France

Spain

Malta (4)

(1) The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

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Greece (3)

Croatia

Italy

France

Spain

Malta (4)

13 (5)

Baitboat

Handline

29 (6)

Trawler

Other artisanal (7)

107

Longliners

(1) The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. (2) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels. (3) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels. (4) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. (5) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment. (6) Line vessels operating in the Atlantic. (7) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

Table B Total capacity in gross tonnage Cyprus

Croatia

Greece

Italy

France

Spain

Malta

Purse Seiners

To be es tablished

Longliners

To be es tablished

Baitboats

To be es tablished

Handlines

To be es tablished

Trawlers

To be es tablished

Other artisanal

To be es tablished

5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State Number of traps (1)

Spain

Italy

Portugal

(1) This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

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6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Table A Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity Number of farms

Capacity (in tonnes)

Spain

11 852

Italy

13 000

Greece

2 100

Cyprus

3 000

Croatia

7 880

Malta

12 300

Table B (1) Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)

Spain

5 855

Italy

3 764

Greece

785

Cyprus

2 195

Croatia

2 947

Malta

8 768

Portugal

500

(1) The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.

7. The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows: Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Ireland

Spain

730

France

151

United Kingdom

Portugal

310

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Maximum number of vessels with longlines

Spain

190

France

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Portugal

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Union

269

Member State

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ANNEX V CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Target species

Zone

Period of prohibition

Sharks (all species)

Convention Area

From 1 January to 31 December 2017

Notothenia rossii

FAO 48.1. Antarctic, in the Peninsula From 1 January to 31 December 2017 Area FAO 48.2. Antarctic, around the South Orkneys FAO 48.3. Antarctic, around South Georgia

Finfish

FAO 48.1. Antarctic (1)

From 1 January to 31 December 2017

FAO 48.2. Antarctic ( ) 1

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

FAO 48.3.

From 1 January to 31 December 2017

Dissostichus spp.

FAO 48.5. Antarctic

From 1 December 2016 to 30 Novem ber 2017

Dissostichus spp.

FAO 88.3. Antarctic (1)

Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi (1)

From 1 January to 31 December 2017

FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic ( ) ( ) 1

FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ E (1) FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic (1) (2) FAO 58.6. Antarctic (1) (2) FAO 58.7. Antarctic (1) Lepidonotothen squamifrons

FAO 58.4.4. (1) (2)

From 1 January to 31 December 2017

All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic

From 1 December 2016 to 30 Novem ber 2017

Dissostichus mawsoni

FAO 48.4. Antarctic (1) within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W

From 1 January to 31 December 2017

(1) Except for scientific research purposes. (2) Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

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PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2016/2017 SSRUs Subarea/ Division

58.4.1.

58.4.2.

58.4.3a.

88.1.

Region

Season SSRU

Whole Division

1 December 2016 to 30 Novem ber 2017

Whole Division

1 December 2016 to 30 Novem ber 2017

Whole Division 58.4.3a._1

1 December 2016 to 30 Novem ber 2017

Whole Subarea

1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017

A, B, D, F, H

C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4. 1_2)

161

E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4)

246

G (including 58.4.1_5, 58.4.1_6)

125

A, B, C, D

E (including 58.4.2_1)

1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017

Skates and rays

Macrourus spp.

Other species

5841-1

5841-2

5841-3

5841-4

5841-5

5841-6

532

Not relevant

A, D, E, F, M

2 870 (1)

B, C, G

378

A, D, E, F, M

H, I, K

2 118

B, C, G

334

H, I, K

105

H, I, K

320

H, I, K

J, L

A, B

C, D, E, F, G, H, I

J, L

88.2.

Limit

By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)

Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes)

A, B, I C, D, E, F, G (88.2_1 to 88.2_4) H

0 419 (2)

200

(1) Including 40 tonnes for Ross Sea survey. (2) Overall limit with no more than 200 tonnes in each research block.

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Appendix to Annex V, Part B LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs) Region

48.6

58.4.1

58.4.2

SSRU

Boundary line

From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1° 30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.

From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longi tude, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.

From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S.

From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.

From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.

From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.

From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.

From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.

From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.

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Boundary line

From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.

58.4.3a

Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.

58.4.3b

From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 56° S.

From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 60° S.

From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 59° S.

From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.

From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S.

From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.

From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.

From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.

Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.

From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.

From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.

From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.

From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.

58.7

From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.

88.1

From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66° 40′ S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.

From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.

From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30′ S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.

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Boundary line

From 68° 30′ S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30′ S.

From 66° 40′ S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40′ S.

From 70° 50′ S 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50′ S.

From 70° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 70° S.

From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.

From 73° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 73° S.

From 76° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 76° S.

From 73° S at coast near 169° 30′ E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.

From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.

From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

From 70°50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.

From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.

From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.

From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.

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PART C ANNEX 21-03/A NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

General information Member: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fishing season: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name of vessel: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expected level of catch (tonne): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vessel's daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intended fishing subareas and divisions This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under Conservation Measure 21-02. Subarea/Division

Tick the appropriate boxes

48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 58.4.1 58.4.2 Fishing technique:

Tick the appropriate boxes Conventional trawl Continuous fishing system Pumping to clear codend Other method: Please specify

Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught Product type

Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B) (1)

Whole frozen Boiled Meal Oil Other product, please specify (1) If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail

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Net configuration

Net measurements

Net 1

Net 2

Other net(s)

Net opening (mouth) Maximum vertical opening (m) Maximum horizontal opening (m) Net circumference at mouth (1) (m) Mouth area (m2) Panel average mesh size (3) (mm)

Outer (2)

Inner (2)

Outer (2)

Inner (2)

Outer (2)

Inner (2)

1st panel 2nd panel 3rd panel … Final panel (Codend) (1) Expected in operational conditions. (2) Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used. (3) Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01.

Net diagram(s): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM. Net diagrams must include: 1. Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow.) 2. Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene). 3. Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused). 4. Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping. Marine mammal exclusion device Device diagram(s): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.

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Collection of acoustic data Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel. Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar) Manufacturer Model Transducer frequencies (kHz) Collection of acoustic data (detailed description): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of Euphausia superba and other pelagic species such as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10)

ANNEX 21-03/B GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT Parameter Method

Equation (kg) Description

Holding tank volume

Flow meter (1)

Flow meter (2)

Flow scale

W*L*H*ρ* 1 000

V * Fkrill * ρ

(V * ρ) – M

M * (1 – F)

Type

Estimation method

Unit

W = tank width

Constant

Measure at the start of fishing

L = tank length

Constant

Measure at the start of fishing

ρ = volume-to-mass conver sion factor

Variable

Volume-to-mass conversion

H = depth of krill in tank

Haulspecific

Direct observation

V = volume of krill and water combined

Haul (1)specific

Direct observation

litre

Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample

Haul (1)specific

Flow meter volume correction

—

ρ = volume-to-mass conver sion factor

Variable

Volume-to-mass conversion

V = volume of krill paste

Haul (1)specific

Direct observation

litre

M = amount of water added Haul (1)to the process, converted to specific mass

Direct observation

ρ = density of krill paste

Variable

Direct observation

kg/litre

M = mass of krill and water combined

Haul (2)specific

Direct observation

F = fraction of water in the sample

Variable

Flow scale mass correction

—

kg/litre

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Parameter Method

Equation (kg) Description

Plate tray

Meal conversion

Codend volume

Other

(M – Mtray) * N

Mmeal * MCF

W*H*L*ρ* π/4 * 1 000

Type

Estimation method

Unit

Mtray = mass of empty tray

Constant

Direct observation prior to fishing

M = mean mass of krill and tray combined

Variable

Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained

N = number of trays

Haulspecific

Direct observation

—

Mmeal = mass of meal pro duced

Haulspecific

Direct observation

MCF = meal conversion fac tor

Variable

Meal to whole krill conversion

—

W = codend width

Constant

Measure at the start of fishing

H = codend height

Constant

Measure at the start of fishing

ρ = volume-to-mass conver sion factor

Variable

Volume-to-mass conversion

L = codend length

Haulspecific

Direct observation

kg/litre m

Please specify

(1) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system. (2) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.

Observation steps and frequency Holding tank volume At the start of fishing

Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ± 0,05 m)

Every month (1)

Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank

Every haul

Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ± 0,1 m) Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

Flow meter (1) Prior to fishing

Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)

More than once per month (1)

Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter

Every haul (2)

Obtain a sample from the flow meter and: measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

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Flow meter (2) Prior to fishing

Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading)

Every week (1)

Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter

Every haul (2)

Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/li tre Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

Flow scale Prior to fishing

Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)

Every haul (2)

Obtain a sample from the flow scale and: measure the mass of krill and water combined estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

Plate tray Prior to fishing

Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ± 0,1 kg)

Every haul

Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ± 0,1 kg) Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type) Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

Meal conversion Every month (1)

Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill

Every haul

Measure the mass of meal produced Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

Codend volume At the start of fishing

Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ± 0,1 m)

Every month ( )

Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the codend

Every haul

Measure the length of codend containing krill (precision ± 0,1 m)

Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) (1) A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division. (2) Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.

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ANNEX VI IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Capacity (gross tonnage)

Spain

61 364

France

45 383

Portugal

1 627

Italy

2 137

110 511

Union

2. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence Member State

Spain France Portugal United Kingdom Union

Maximum number of vessels

Capacity (gross tonnage)

11 590

41 (1)

7 882

6 925

1 400

27 797

(1) This figure does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte's fleet deÂ velopment plan.

3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence. 4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence.

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ANNEX VII WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20o S of the WCPFC Convention Area Spain

Union

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ANNEX VIII QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS

Number of fishing authoris ations

Maximum number of vessels present at any time

To be established

Herring, north of 62° 00′ N

To be established

Herring, IIIa

Industrial fishing for Norway pout, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)

Ling and tusk

Blue whiting, II, IVa, V, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W)

Blue ling

Snappers (French Guiana waters)

Flag State

Fishery

Norway

Herring, north of 62° 00′ N

Faroe Islands

Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), IIa, IVa (north of 59° N) Horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe, VIIf, VIIh

Venezuela (1)

(1) To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that un dertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is re fused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.